Release date: 25 June ARTS ARCHIVE
ROME RADIO S. O / GIULINI / PRICE ETC. SCHUMANN: Das Paradies und die Peri 2CD 430762
This important “Archive” release of an inspirational performance from 1974 of the neglected Robert Schumann’s secular oratorio, “Paradise and the Peri”, is conducted by the legendary Carl Maria Giulini and features one of the leading sopranos of the period, Margaret Price.
Release date: 25 June ARTS
ACCADEMIA BIZANTINA / DANTONE VIVALDI: L' Estro Armonico Volume 1 SACD(H) 476468
This is the first volume of a two part set which features all of Vivaldi’s opus 3 string concertos known collectively as “L’Estro Armonico”. Alongside the sequence of works known as “The Four Seasons” this group of pieces features many of the most successful and popular of the composer’s works.
ACCADEMIA BIZANTINA / DANTONE VIVALDI: L' Estro Armonico Volume 2 SACD(H) 476478
This is the second volume of a two part set which features all of Vivaldi’s opus 3 string concertos known collectively as “L’Estro Armonico”. Alongside the sequence of works known as “The Four Seasons” this group of pieces features many of the most successful and popular of the composer’s works.
MARIO FOLENA / ROBERTO LOREGGIAN J.S.BACH: Sonatas Flute & Harpsichord SACD(H) 476128
This selection from J.S.Bach’s works for flute is performed by the outstanding soloist Mario Folena acoompanied by the harpsichordist Roberto Loreggian and is being made available as a hybrid SACD.
I BAROCCHISTI / DIEGO FASOLIS ETC. J.S.BACH: Cantatas BWV 205 & 110 SACD(H) 477178
This hybrid SACD featuring two marvelous examples from J.S.Bach’s massive catalogue of church cantatas is performed by the Swiss Radio Choir and the internationally renowned group I Barocchisti with Diego Fasolis. Fasolis has built a substantial reputation around his recordings of Bach for the ARTS label.
Release date: 26 March ARTS
HELEN DONATH/KLAUSS DONATH ETC. Schubert/Lachner/Kallliwod/Spohr -Lieder CD 430542
This “Archive” re-issue of a recording by the outstanding singer Helen Donath, which originally appeared in 1981, features rarely performed lieder for soprano, clarinet and piano by Schubert, Lachner, Kalliwoda and Spohr.
RAI SYM.ORCH./CLUYTENS Mussorgsky: Pictures / Ravel: La Valse etc. CD 430552
This new “Archive” CD features two major Italian orchestras under the legendary conductor André Cluytens in classic performances from 1962 of three of the most popular pieces in the repertoire, Mussorgsy’s “Pictures at an Exhibition”, Ravel’s “La Valse, and Stravinsky’s “Firebird Suite. The recording has been remastered using state of the art 24 bit technology.
RAI SYM.ORCH./CIANI/BARBIROLLI ETC. Mozart: Piano Concertos 20 & 25 CD 430822
This rare ARCHIVE issue features the legendary pianist Dino Ciani, who was trgiacally killed in a road accident in 1971 when only 33 years old, in a recording of two of the Mozart’s greatest piano concertos, Nos 20 and 25. The performance of the 25th concerto also features the great John Barbirolli as conductor.
VIENNA ACAD./CATEMARIO/HASELBOCK Giuliani : Guitar Concertos 1 & 2 SACD(H) 476888
This excellent account of Giuliani’s wonderfully lyrical guitar concertos, performed here on the composer’s own “Guitar Pons l’Aîné” of 1825 by the award-winning soloist Edoardo Catemario, originally appeared as the cover-mount CD of the January 2004 BBC Music Magazine. It is now being made available as a hybrid SACD.
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MOZART: Le Nozze Di Figaro Peter Maag/Orchestra "Alessandro Scarlatti” RAI Naples 3CD 430702
The re-issue of this recording of Mozart’s great comic opera “The Marriage of Figaro” is of particular significance as the original release marked the international debut of the renowned conductor Peter Maag. The cast features many of the great operatic performers of the period.
MENDELSSOHN: Piano Concerto No.1 Andrea Bacchetti / Prague Chamber Orch. CD 475952
The pianist Andrea Bacchetti has made many acclaimed recordings, including an outstanding CD for Decca of the music of J.S.Bach which was released last year. On his new disc of music by Felix Mendelssohn, which includes the popular First Concerto, he also conducts the internationally renowned Prague Chamber Orchestra from the keyboard.
GIULIANI: Le Rossiniane Frederic Zigante 2CD 478302
This critically acclaimed recording of Giuliani’s six fantasias for solo guitar on themes from Rossini’s operas which the composer titled “Le Rossiniane” is performed by the outstanding soloist Frédéric Zigante and was a world premiere when first released on the “Arts” label in 1995. At this time it was made available as two separate CDs, but this delightful music is now being re-issued as a 2CD set in the low-priced “Red Line” series.
SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphonies 3 & 14 Caetani / Sinfonica di Milano G. Verdi SACD 477238
With this coupling of Shostakovich’s 3rd and 14th Symphonies, alongside that of No. 13 “Babi Yar” (477058), Oleg Caetani and the Giuseppe Verdi Symphony Orchestra of Milan bring to an end their acclaimed cycle of the all of the symphonies. A complete boxed set is also now available (478508).
SHOSTAKOVICH: Symph. No.13 "Babi Yar" Caetani / Sinfonica di Milano G. Verdi SACD 477088
With this compelling SACD (hybrid) recording of Shostakovich’s 13th Symphony “Babi Yar”, alongside that of Nos. 3 and 14 (477238), Oleg Caetani and the Giuseppe Verdi Symphony Orchestra of Milan bring to an end their acclaimed cycle of the all of the symphonies. A complete boxed set is also now available (478508).
BRAHMS: Liebeslieder Waltzes & Choruses Helmuth Rilling / Gachinger Kantorei CD 431262
Johannes Brahms’ delightful Liebeslieder Waltzes along with two sets of choruses are here given an outstanding performance by the Gächinger Kantorei of Stuttgart under the renowned conductor Helmut Rilling.
VERDI: Rigoletto Molinari - Pradelli / Staatskapelle Dresden etc. 2CD 430732
Rigoletto was Verdi’s first major operatic hit and tells the tragic story of a deformed court jester. It is here brought to life by a wonderful cast under the baton of Francesco Molinari-Pradelli in a re-issue of a recording from 1977.
SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphonies . No.12 & 2
Caetani/Orchestra & Chorus Of the Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi SACD 477058
With this new CD the Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi under the conductor Oleg Caetani conclude their acclaimed cycle of the complete symphonies of Dmitri Shostakovich, which is being released to mark the centenary of the composers birth. It programs together two works written at different ends of the composer’s life, the 2nd and 12th symphonies, both of which celebrate the events of the Russian revolution of 1917.
SHOSTAKOVICH: Complete Symphonies
Caetani/Orchestra & Chorus Of the Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi 10SACD 478509
To mark the centenary of the great 20th century Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich, Arts are releasing a specially priced boxed set of the critically acclaimed complete symphony cycle recently recorded by the Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi under the conductor Oleg Caetani.
ROSSINI / La Cenerentola
Berlin Radio Symph. Orch./Berlin State Opera Chorus/Bellugi 2CD 430532
This 1975 recording of Rossini’s popular opera buffa “La Cenerentola” (Cinderella) boasts a fine cast under the baton of the eminent Italian conductor Piero Bellugi. It features the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Berlin State Opera Chorus.
TIBICINES/CONFORZI Battalia! Baroque Battle Music For Trumpet Consort SACD 476668
Concluding with a piece that incorporates the authentic sounds of battle including gunfire, cannon and the clamour of hand to hand fighting, this stunning SACD hybrid recording is a collection of music for brass and percussion that was written to evoke the atmosphere of the 16th and 17th century battlefield
STRAUSS FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA OF VIENNA New Years Concert In Vienna CD 477092
“New Year” 2005 was marked in Vienna by an event that sought to return to a popular tradition of the classic period where composers like Johann Strauss conducted their own orchestras with the violin bow whilst occasionally joining in with the music making. The result was a great success and the recording of this performance given by the Strauss Festival Orchestra is now available commercially for the first time.
MARCELLO/Complete Sonatas Op.2
Accademia Claudio Monteverdi Veneziana 2CD 477902
This highly recommended two CD set which features the complete opus 2 sonatas by the early 18th century Italian composer Benedetto Marcello, a composer who lived and worked in Venice at the same time as Vivaldi, is now available in the “Arts – Red Line” budget series.
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L. MOZART, POKOMY, WITT, ROSETTI Horn Concertos, Hermann Baumann CD 430492
This new ARCHIVES release presents some of the finest Horn Concertos of the baroque period, featuring works by Leopold Mozart, Pokorny, Witt and Roessler. Hermann Baumann is considered by many to be the greatest living exponent of the art of French Horn playing and has over a long and memorable career released many fine recordings including several for the prestigious Philips label.
W.A.MOZART Unknown Arias for Soprano, Helen Donath CD 430122
To mark Mozart’s 250th birthday ARTS presents a beautiful ARCHIVES recording of rarely heard arias for soprano. They are performed by the legendary artist Helen Donath, who since her first performance in Europe in the early 1970’s has become a favourite at opera houses throughout the world.
W.A. MOZART Idomeneo 2CD 430632
This innovative version of “Idomeneo” by the acknowledged Mozart specialist Peter Maag was originally released in the 1960’s. It is of some historical importance, as it is seen as the first recording to attempt to make the opera appeal to a modern audience without making significant alterations to its structure.
LUIGI CHERUBINI Les Abencerages 2CD 430662
Peter Maag, Orchestra Sinfonica e Coro Rai Di Milano
This radio performance from 1975 of Cherubini’s rarely heard opera “Les Abencerages” has not been available commercially before. It boasts a fine cast under the expert baton of Peter Maag and together they reveal “Les Abencerages” to be an approachable and strongly melodic addition to the repertoire.
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CLAUDE DEBUSSY: Complete Piano Works Vol.4 CD 475792
The fourth volume of the series of recordings covering all of Debussy’s piano music from the prize- winning French pianist Jean –Pierre Armengaud, has until now only been available as part of a boxed set. It includes the two books of “Etudes”, and the delightful “Suite: Pour le Piano”.
WILLIAM MATTEUZZI Dolci miei sopsiri - Arie Antiche CD 477112
Matteuzzi - tenor, Hoffmann - lute, Münchner Barocksolisten, Hans Ludwig Hirsch
The Italian tenor William Mateuzzi is a specialist in the performance of the early vocal repertoire. Together with the lute player Huber Hoffmann and the Münchner Barocksolisten conducted by Hans Ludwig Hirsch he here presents selected “jewels” of 16th and 17th centuries from composers including Monteverdi, Frescobaldi and Caccini.
J.S. BACH Suites Nos.1 - 4 BWV 1066-1069 SACD 476498
I Barocchisti, Diego Fasolis HYBRID SACD
Bach’s popular orchestral suites, the third of which includes the beautiful Air (on a G string), are here performed on a SACD hybrid recording by the critically acclaimed “I Barocchisti” with the conductor Diego Fasolis.
MÚSÍCA FÍCTA Esa Nocha Yo Baìlá SACD 477278
Feast and Devotion in High Peru of the 17th Century HYBRID SACD
The Colombian ensemble “Musica Ficta” are renowned for their interpretation and performance of the vocal and instrumental music of 17th century Latin-America. The music on this beguiling disc is a heady concoction of sound representing the spirit of the sacred, secular and pagan world.
ARTS MUSIC: RED LINE
W.A. MOZART The Early Symphonies 4CD 477802
Claudio Scimone, I Solisti Veneti
To celebrate the anniversary of Mozart in 2006 “Arts” are releasing this specially priced 4CD boxed set of his symphonies up to and including No.19 K132, performed by the famous “I Solisti Veneti”.
A remarkable number of ARTS catalogue recordings have been distinguished with critical claim. ARTS presents classical recordings of the highest artistic and sound quality with artists like Fassbaender, Freni, Gage, Kempe, Kubelik, Popp, Prey, Wunderlich as well as Caetani, Dantone, Fasolis, Maag, Penderecki, Sawallisch, Scimone and many others; orchestras such as Accademia Bizantina, Bamberger Symphoniker, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Philharmoniker, Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano etc…
ARCHIVES:
Legendary recordings, the legacy of last century’s greatest artists, unmatched audiophile
24 bit / 96 kHz re-mastering, Booklets in 4 languages, Moderate price
RED LINE:
Major works of music history, niche repertoire, excellent performances, the greatest musicians of our time, booklets in 4 languages, highest quality for lowest price
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State-of-the-Art recording technique, the greatest musicians of our time, excellent performances. Breathtakingly clear 24 Bit / 96 kHz crystal sound, booklets in 4 languages, moderate price
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