Release date: 25 June CHALLENGE CLASSICS
JACQUES VAN OORTMERSSEN J.S.BACH: Organ Works Volume 7 CD CC72108
Volume 7 of the acclaimed cycle of recordings of the complete organ works of J. S. Bach by the great Dutch organist Jacques van Oortmerssen is now being re-issued in new packaging in line with the latest titles in the series.
JACQUES VAN OORTMERSSEN J.S.BACH: Organ Works Volume 8 CD CC72153
Volume 8 is the latest in the critically acclaimed cycle of recordings of the complete organ works of J. S. Bach by the great Dutch organist Jacques van Oortmerssen. It includes three of the wonderful “Leipzig Chorales” entitled “Allein Gott in der Höh sei Her”, as well as one of the concertos which Bach arranged from the music of Vivaldi.
Release date: 28 May CHALLENGE CLASSICAL
JACQUES VAN OORTMERSSEN J.S. Bach: Organ Works Vol. 4 CD CC72061
This repackaged CD of volume 4 of the outstanding series of the complete organ music of J.S.Bach from the great Dutch soloist Jacques van Oortmerssen
features a spectacular version of the famous Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565.
LIZA FERSCHTMAN / INON BARNATAN Beethoven / Schubert: Music for violin & piano CD CC72174
The violinist Liza Ferschtman, still in her twenties and already recognized as one of the most significant artists of her generation is here accompanied by the pianist Inon Barnatan in a new recording of two great masterpieces of the chamber repertoire, Beethoven’s Sonata in G, op. 96 and Schubert’s Fantasia in C, D 934.
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BUXTEHUDE: Harpsichord Works 1 Ton Koopman 2CD CC72240
Having finally completed his critically acclaimed cycle of all of J.S.Bach’s cantatas, Ton Koopman now begins a new project which involves the recording of the complete works of Dieterich Buxtehude. This is the first disc of three which will gather together all of the music that this composer wrote for the harpsichord, music that Koopman believes has been sadly overlooked.
RACHMANINOV: Piano Sonata No.2 & Complete Preludes Marietta Petkova 2CD CC72168
The Bulgarian pianist Marietta Petkova, who was only 10 years old when she won the Grand Prix at her country’s National Piano Competition in 1978, is particularly known for her inspired interpretations of the music of Sergei Rachmaninov. On this new 2CD release she brings her formidable talent and technique to bear on the popular preludes as well as the lesser known Second Sonata.
J.S. BACH: Cantatas Vol. 22 Koopman / Amsterdam Baroque Orch & Choir 3CD CC 72222
This award-winning series from Ton Koopman and the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and Choir concludes with the
twenty-second and final volume which includes two of Bach’s last cantatas (BWV 30 and 80). All 22 volumes are now available from NEW NOTE Ltd
SHOSTAKOVICH: Viola & Violin Sonatas Isabelle van Keulen & Ronald Brautigan CD CC 72071
This new CD of two great chamber works from the last decade of Dmitri Shostakovich’s life is being released to mark the centenary of the composer’s birth, and is performed by two Dutch artists who have achieved major international
recognition, Isabelle van Keulen and Ronald Brautigam.
MOZART: Complete Works for Violin & Orch. Leertouwer / La Borea Amsterdam 2CD CC 72155
Mozart’s five violin concertos, written when the composer was only 19, represent some of the composer’s most memorable and innovative work. They are here performed on period instruments by the internationally acclaimed “La Borea Amsterdam” with the conductor/soloist Johannes Leertouwer.
VARIOUS COMPOSERS: A Quatre-Mains Francaises - Bric-a--Brac
Wyneke Jordans & Leo van Doeselaar CD CC 72104
This collection of French music for piano duet, which includes a delightful arrangement of Saint-Saëns ever-popular “Carnival of the Animals”, comes from the highly respected combination of Wyneke Jordans and Leo van Doeselaar.
SUZIE LEBLANC Vivaldi Motets CD CC72027
Despite the popularity of Antonio Vivaldi’s concertos and choral music, it is only in the past few years that his sacred motets for voice and ensemble have been played and recorded with the regularity that they deserve. Four of them are here performed by the talented Canadian soprano Suzie le Blanc.
JACQUES VAN OORTMERSSEN The French Symphonic Organ At Artisten CD CC72049
The virtuoso Dutch organist Jacques van Oortmerssen is here recorded playing highlights of the French symphonic organ at the magnificent instrument in Artisten. The composers featured, Cesar Frank, Camille Saint-Saens, Charles Widor, Jehan Alain and Marcel Dupré, represent the dominant figures of organ music in France during the !9th and 20th centuries.
LA PETITE BANDE J.S.Bach: Motets CD SACC72160
J.S.Bach’s motets are generally agreed to represent a high point in the composers choral output. On this new SACD (Hybrid) recording the highly rated early music group La Petite Bande is lead by its founder Sigiswald Kuijken.
CAECILIA-CONCERT Treasury Of A Saint CD CC72161
On “Treasury of a Saint” the Caecilia-Concert presents a varied selection of pieces composed during the 17th century. It includes arrangements of vocal music for instrumental groupings, as well as church sonatas from the likes of Buchner and Rosenmüller.
ESTHER APITULEY Violent Viola CD CC72156
The renowned viola soloist Esther Apituley, here presents a collection of pieces which covers a wide and eclectic range It features music by composers from the 16th century (John Dowland) through to the 20th (Kodaly and Britten).
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HANDEL: La Resurrezione
Combattimento Consort Amsterdam DVD/2CD CCDVD72159
This DVD of Handel’s early oratorio “La Resurrezione” is a recording of a staged version given by the outstanding ensemble “Combattimento Consort Amsterdam” under their founder and conductor Jan Willem de Vriend.
WILLEM VAN OTTERLOO The Original Recordings 1950-1960 13CD CC72142
This 13CD boxed set presents some of the greatest recordings of the legendary Dutch conductor Willem van Otterloo. It consists of 38 works (from a total of 125) which where recorded for Philips in the years 1950-60 with the Residency Orchestra The Hague. There are also two DGG recordings of Haydn symphonies from 1962.
IGOR ROMA piano Romantic Pieces For Piano: CD CC72154
Alkan, Liszt, Prokofiev
This enterprising new recording of 19th and 20th century piano pieces is performed by the prize-winning Italian soloist Igor Roma and includes a selection of fascinating works from the rarely recorded music of Charles-Valentin Alkan, alongside more popular pieces by Liszt and Prokofiev.
JACQUES VAN OORTMERSSEN organ Live At St. Bavo CD CC72162
The organist Jacques van Oortmerssen’s interpretations of Bach and early music have brought him considerable praise and widespread recognition. He has also become known as a compose and one of his own pieces is featured alongside works by J.S.Bach, Mendelssohn, Mozart and Dupre.
MATANGI QUARTET Premiere:
String Quartets by Schubert, Haydn & Dvorak CD CC72164
This CD is the first recording from the outstanding young ensemble, the Matangi Quartet. The programme presents three works from composers who are renowned for their output in this particular area of the chamber music repertoire, Schubert, Haydn, and Dvorak.
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HANDEL Agrippina' Combattimento Consort Amsterdamn, DVD CCDVD72143
with Jan Willem de Vriend, Eva Buchmann
Handel's early opera “Agrippina” combines the vocal brilliance and musical vitality that we would expect from the future composer of Messiah with the engaging humour and involving drama that we find in Shakespeare.
J.S.BACH Cantatas Vol.21,
Ton Koopman, The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir 3CD CC72221
In Volume 21 of their critically acclaimed Bach cantata cycle, Ton Koopman and the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and Choir perform amongst others the much-loved “Wachet auf ruft uns die Stimme”.
ALL 21 VOLUMES OF J.S.BACH CANTATAS performed by Ton Koopman
and the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra are now available from NEW NOTE Ltd
J.W. WILMS Symphonies Opus 23; Opus 14, Opus 52, Opus 58
Anthony Halstead, Netherlands Radio Chamber Orch 2CD CC72147
The composer Johann Wilhelm Wilms worked in Amsterdam during the first half of the 19th century. His bright and highly melodic symphonies which are only now receiving the attention that they deserve are strongly influenced by the music of Mozart and Haydn.
ROSSINI Petite Messe Solennelle'
Quink Vocal Ensemble 2CD CC72157
The “Petite Messe Solennelle” was one of the last works that Rossini wrote and despite its title is neither petite nor particularly solemn. In fact it is, as one might expect of the composer of “The Barber of Seville” and “William Tell”, operatic in style. It is performed here by the outstanding Dutch vocal ensemble, ”Quink”.
SMETNA/DVORAK Piano Trios, Devich Trio CD CC72158
Two masterpieces of the chamber music repertoire, Dvorak’s Piano Trio in B Flat and Smetana’s Piano Trio in G Minor, are here performed by the exciting young multi-national group the
“Devich Trio”.
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J S BACH: Easter Cantatas Ton Koopman/Amsterdam Baroque Orch/Choir 2CD CC72231
This compilation of cantatas, taken from the award winning series of recordings from Ton Koopman and the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Choir and soloists, brings together a group of works which Bach is believed to have programmed for the Easter period of 1724.
J S BACH: Matthaus Passion Ton Koopman/Amsterdam Baroque Orch/Choir 2CD CC72232
This performance of Bach’s masterpiece “St Matthew Passion”, also available in the DVD format, was recorded at the St. Joriskerk, Amersfort in March last year, and has a stellar cast of soloists who have worked with Koopman and the Amsterdam group on several previous occasions.
J S BACH: Matthaus Passion Ton Koopman/Amsterdam Baroque Orch/Choir 2DVD CCDVD72233
This performance of Bach’s masterpiece “St Matthew Passion” which was recorded at the St. Joriskerk, Amersfort in March last year, is being released in the DVD format, and has a stellar cast of soloists who have worked with Koopman and the Amsterdam group on several previous occasions.
J S BACH: Markus Passion (arr Koopman)
Ton Koopman/Amsterdam Baroque Orch/Choir DVD CCDVD72141
Ton Koopman is considered to be one of the world’s leading experts on and interpreters of the works of J.S. Bach, and as part of his ongoing cycle of the choral music, he has here made a groundbreaking new reconstruction of Bach’s lost work, the “St Mark Passion”. This performance, now available on
DVD, was recorded at the Chiesa di San Simpliciano in Milan on the 30th of March 2000.
MENDELSSOHN: Complete Piano Trios Altenberg Trio Wien SACD SACC72097
The two Piano Trios of Felix Mendelssohn remain firm favourites of the repertoire and they are here performed on a hybrid SACD by one of the leading chamber groups of their generation, the Altenberg Trio of Vienna.
MOZART: Clarinet Quintet Kuijken String Quartet SACD SACC72145
The three Mozart pieces on this hybrid SACD represent some of the composer’s finest and most enduring chamber music. The Clarinet and Horn Quintets along with the Oboe Quartet are here performed by the internationally acclaimed Kuijken Quartet and leading soloists.
J S BACH: Die Kunst Der Fuge Aurelia Saxophone Quartet 2CD CC72148
This recording features the outstanding and pioneering chamber music ensemble, the Aurelia Saxophone Quartet, in a new version of Bach’s “Art of Fugue”. The second half of this 2CD set contains 15 new fugues written specially for the group, all of which are receiving their world premieres.
SCHUBERT: Die Winterreise Klaus Mertens & Tini Mathot CD CC72152
The composer Franz Schubert wrote over 600 lieder or songs during his tragically brief life, many of them on themes relating to nature and wandering. “Die Winterreise”, (The Winter Journey), was to be his swansong and the spectre of death is never far away. It is here performed by the outstanding duo of Klaus Mertens (baritone) and Tint Mathot (fortepiano),
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