Notable New Releases - November 6, 2012

See all of our recommended new releases as well as our entire new release section. See previous lists of notable new releases: 11/15/11, 11/29/11, 12/13/11, 1/10/12, 1/24/12, 2/14/12, 2/28/12, 3/13/12, 3/27/12, 4/10/12, 4/24/12, 5/8/12, 5/29/12, 6/12/12, 6/26/12, 7/10/12, 7/31/12, 8/14/12, 8/28/12, 9/11/12, 9/25/12, 10/2/12, 10/23/12.

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26.

The Jerusalem Quartet imparts a riveting account of each of these Shostakovich quartets that is haunting in its painful moods, biting in its irony, irresistible in its drive.

Shostakovich: String Quartets Nos. 1, 4, 6, 8, 9 & 11 / Jerusalem Quartet

Release Date: 11/13/2012 Label: Harmonia Mundi Catalog: 508392 Number of Discs: 2
Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

Orchestra/Ensemble: Jerusalem String Quartet

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An overdue resurgence of interest in the music of Mieczyslaw Weinberg is reassuring as we can now hear the same care being applied by Murray McLachlan to his piano music.

Russian Piano Music Series, Vol. 9: Mieczyslaw Weinberg

Release Date: 10/09/2012 Label: Divine Art Catalog: 25105 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Mieczyslaw Weinberg

Performers: Murray McLachlan

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The baritone voice of the great Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau accompanied on piano by Jörg Demus in a selection of inspiring Christmas songs.

Weihnachtslieder - Christmas Songs / Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Release Date: 11/06/2012 Label: Deutsche Grammophon Catalog: 001764502 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Daniel Schubart, Carl Reinecke, Adolphe Adam, Engelbert Humperdinck ...

Performers: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Jörg Demus

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A generous selection of Stanford’s sacred choral music—settings for Matins and Evensong, motets, anthems and hymns—perfectly performed by Winchester Cathedral Choir at its best. (3 CDs)

Stanford: Sacred Choral Music / David Hill, Winchester Cathedral Choir

Release Date: 11/13/2012 Label: Hyperion Catalog: 44311 Number of Discs: 3
Composer: Charles Villiers Stanford

Performers: Stephen Farr, Christopher Monks

Conductor: David Hill

Orchestra/Ensemble: Winchester Cathedral Choir

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These magnificent liturgical settings from the heart of the Venetian polychoral tradition are full of drama, wonder and extraordinary spatial effects.

Giovanni Gabrieli: Sacred Symphonies / Skidmore, Ex Cathedra

Release Date: 11/13/2012 Label: Hyperion Catalog: 67957 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Giovanni Gabrieli

Conductor: Jeffrey Skidmore

Orchestra/Ensemble: Concerto Palatino, Ex Cathedra, His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts

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Ludus Tonalis is that great work of intellectual gymnastics which has been called a '20th-century composer's reappraisal of Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier'.

Hindemith: Ludus Tonalis, Suite "1922" / John McCabe

Release Date: 11/13/2012 Label: Helios Catalog: 55413 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Paul Hindemith

Performers: John McCabe

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Hyperion's Strauss Lieder series continues to demonstrate that the composer's achievements in this genre are among the most fascinating and accomplished of his works.

Strauss: Complete Songs, Vol. 6 / Elizabeth Watts, Roger Vignoles

Release Date: 11/13/2012 Label: Hyperion Catalog: 67844 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Richard Strauss

Performers: Elizabeth Watts, Roger Vignoles

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In classic stereo performances, the great Russian pianist plays concertos by Tchaikovsky, Chopin and Brahms and sonatas by Schubert and Liszt.Fritz Reiner, Eugene Ormandy and Zubin Mehta conduct. Contains Gilels rarely heard earlier stereo recording of the Brahms 2nd concerto.

Emil Gilels plays Concertos & Sonatas

Release Date: 11/06/2012 Label: Sony Catalog: 1991362 Number of Discs: 4
Composer: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Frédéric Chopin, Johannes Brahms, Franz Liszt ...

Performers: Emil Gilels

Conductor: Zubin Mehta, Fritz Reiner, Eugene Ormandy

Orchestra/Ensemble: New York Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra

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Bernstein has a natural affinity for Haydn. The tempo and the pace are perfect. And what civilized works these are: witty, profound, dramatic, touching – there is something for everybody in them.

Bernstein conducts Haydn: London Symphonies

Release Date: 11/06/2012 Label: Sony Catalog: 1991762 Number of Discs: 5
Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

Conductor: Leonard Bernstein

Orchestra/Ensemble: New York Philharmonic

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The Art Song collection brings together performances from across Signum's catalog by singers such as John Mark Ainsley, Sarah Connolly, Philip Langridge, Felicity Lott, Mark Padmore, Roderick Williams, and Hila Plitmann.

Anniversary Series - Art Song Collection

Release Date: 11/27/2012 Label: Signum Classics Catalog: 303 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams, Ludwig van Beethoven, Francis Poulenc, Alec Roth ...

Performers: Simon Crawford-Phillips, Andrew Kennedy, Roderick Williams, Iain Burnside ...

Orchestra/Ensemble: Dante Quartet

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Hector Berlioz wrote of the viola, ‘its quality of tone, of a profound melancholy, differs from that of other instruments played with a bow’.

Pavane / Maxim Rysanov, Ashley Wass

Release Date: 11/27/2012 Label: Bis Catalog: 1773 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Maurice Ravel, Gabriel Fauré, Richard Dubugnon, Claude Debussy

Performers: Maxim Rysanov, Ashley Wass

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Glenn Gould - Story of a Genius gives a perfect introduction to the life, music and style of legendary pianist Glenn Gould.

This Is Glenn Gould: The Story of a Genius [2 CDs & Book Anniversary Edition]

Release Date: 11/06/2012 Label: Sony Catalog: 542393 Number of Discs: 2
Composer: Glenn Gould, Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, Orlando Gibbons ...

Performers: Glenn Gould

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Felix Mendelssohn's sister Fanny coined the phrase ‘song without words’ describing a birthday piece he gave her. The appealing title resulted in many such works. Ronald Brautigam plays these delightful pieces on a replica of an 1830 Pleyel instrument.

Mendelssohn: Songs Without Words / Ronald Brautigam

Release Date: 11/27/2012 Label: Bis Catalog: 1982 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

Performers: Ronald Brautigam

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Miklos Rozsa's Violin Concerto was written in 1953, for Jascha Heifetz, who advised the composer on details of it. Later, Rózsa adapted the work for his soundtrack to the film The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes.

Rozsa: Violin Concerto, Concerto for Strings / Pike, Gamba, BBC PO

Release Date: 10/30/2012 Label: Chandos Catalog: 10738 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Miklós Rózsa

Performers: Jennifer Pike

Conductor: Rumon Gamba

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Many British composers produced superb works for cello and piano, but few of these actually made their way into the general repertoire. Brothers Paul and Huw Watkins perform on this new, critically acclaimed release.

British Works For Cello & Piano, Vol. 1 / Paul & Huw Watkins

Release Date: 10/30/2012 Label: Chandos Catalog: 10741 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Frederick Delius, Granville Bantock, John Foulds, Charles H. Parry

Performers: Paul Watkins, Huw Watkins

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Jean-Efflam Bavouzet’s vivid interpretations of Debussy’s complete piano works are now available in a 5 CD collector's edition. This series put Bavouzet on the map, establishing him as an internationally acclaimed pianist.

Debussy: Complete Works for Piano / Bavouzet

Release Date: 10/30/2012 Label: Chandos Catalog: 10743 Number of Discs: 5
Composer: Claude Debussy

Performers: Jean-Efflam Bavouzet

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A fascinating insight into the early years of the development of Delius as a composer, when he employed large orchestral forces in a late-romantic style yet also foreshadowed the subtle lyricism of his later works.

Delius: Piano Concerto, Paris / Shelley, Davis, Royal Scottish NO

Release Date: 10/30/2012 Label: Chandos Catalog: 10742 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Frederick Delius

Performers: Howard Shelley

Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis

Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

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Hubert Perry is best known for the choral song "Jerusalem" which is included on this album with orchestral and choral works spanning the length of Parry’s career, many recorded here for the first time.

Parry: Orchestral & Choral Works / Jarvi, BBC NO of Wales

Release Date: 10/30/2012 Label: Chandos Catalog: 10740 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Charles Hubert Parry, Charles H. Parry

Performers: Amanda Roocroft

Conductor: Neeme Järvi

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Michael Collins performs three contrasting and melodious clarinet concertos by noted British composers. This album marks the beginning of a new Chandos survey of this genre.

British Clarinet Concertos: Stanford, Finzi, Arnold / Collins

Release Date: 10/30/2012 Label: Chandos Catalog: 10739 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Malcolm Arnold, Gerald Finzi, Charles Villiers Stanford

Performers: Michael Collins

Conductor: Michael Collins

Orchestra/Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

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An English Fancy is the fourth in a series of albums from Trio Settecento that illustrates the character of Baroque music as it developed in different regions of Europe.

An English Fancy / Trio Settecento

Release Date: 10/30/2012 Label: Cedille Records Catalog: 135 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: William Byrd, Tobias Hume, William Lawes, John Jenkins ...

Orchestra/Ensemble: Trio Settecento

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An exhilarating performance by Jonas Kaufmann in the rarely staged performance of Humperdinck's Königskinder. (2 DVDs)

Humperdinck: Konigskinder / Kaufmann, Widmer, Nikiteanu, Metzmacher, Zurich

Release Date: 10/30/2012 Label: Decca Catalog: 001744909 Number of Discs: 2
Composer: Engelbert Humperdinck

Performers: Wiebke Lehmkuhl, Marie-thérese Albert, Isabel Rey, Reinhard Mayr ...

Conductor: Ingo Metzmacher

Orchestra/Ensemble: Zurich Opera House Orchestra, Zurich Opera House Chorus

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First time on CD! Based on a novel by Booth Tarkington, Seventeen managed a Broadway run of 182 performances in the summer and fall of 1951. A loving snapshot of pre-World War I small town America.

Seventeen / Original Broadway Cast

Release Date: 10/23/2012 Label: Rca Catalog: 42775 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Walter Kent

Performers: Kenneth Nelson

Conductor: Vincent Travers

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Throughout his life, Telemann collaborated with outstanding poets who wrote his sacred music texts mostly for complete annual cycles. In these cantatas, Telemann goes far beyond the customary setting of biblical quotations, resulting in highly gripping and brilliant music!

Telemann: Gott Zebaoth In Deinem Namen: Kantaten Vol. 2 / Max, Rheinische Kantorei, Das Kleine Konzert

Release Date: 10/30/2012 Label: Cpo Catalog: 777261 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Georg Philipp Telemann

Conductor: Hermann Max

Orchestra/Ensemble: Rheinische Kantorei, Das Kleine Konzert

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Rosetti's concertos are stamped by wonderful melodic invention and exhibit part writing of the highest virtuosity in the solo part as well as a refined instrumentation.

Antonio Rosetti: Bassoon Concertos, Vol. 2 / Hubner, Kurpfaelzisches Kammerorchester

Release Date: 10/30/2012 Label: Cpo Catalog: 777742 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Antonio Rosetti, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Performers: Eckart Hübner

Conductor: Eckart Hübner

Orchestra/Ensemble: Kurpfaelzisches Kammerorchester

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Francis Poulenc is perhaps the composer whose works come the closest to embodying the French esprit. This is music that is mirthful as well as serious, entertaining and demanding, and superficial as well as profound.

Francis Poulenc: Wind Sonatas; Wind Trio / Ensemble Midtvest

Release Date: 10/30/2012 Label: Cpo Catalog: 777711 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Francis Poulenc

Orchestra/Ensemble: Ensemble MidtVest

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