Release date: 25 June CRAMWORLD
TARAF DE HAIDOUKS Maskarada CD CRAW40
The world's leading Balkan Gypsy band Taraf de Haidouks interprets music from classical composers who drew their inspiration from folk and Gypsy music. They have taken works by Khachaturian, Bartok, Liszt, de Falla, Albeniz & more, and have "re-gypsyfied"
them, giving them an exhilarating Taraf make-over. Maskarada takes us from a virtual concert hall where we the distinguished singer/cymbalum player Virginica Dumitru and, as the mood gradually heats up, the album closes with a wild party piece.
Release date: 26 March CHESKY
DAVID CHESKY: Urban Concertos Gergov/Symph. Nordlands Opera Orch. SACD(H) SACD326
Soloists: Love Derwinger/Martin Kussmann
David Chesky's Urban Concertos are performed by the Symphony Orchestra of the Norrlands Opera conducted by Rossen Gergov with featured soloists Love Derwinger (piano) and Martin Kuuskmann (bassoon).
Release date: 12 March AUDIO-B
TIM GARLAND The Mystery CD ABCD5020
This seventy minute CD of orchestral music composed by Tim Garland features The Northern Sinfonia Orchestra with Garland and the legendary Chick Corea as soloists. The Mystery integrates new orchestral music with the contemporary jazz world in a way seldom achieved, the jazz and modern-classical elements being present in equal measure.
Release date: 19 March ECM
DINO SALUZZI / ANJA LECHNER Ojos Negros CD 1709757
The long-awaited first album by Argentinean bandoneon giant Dino Saluzzi and German cellist Anja Lechner - who have collaborated live for several years (“as close to perfection as any music-making I can recently recall” said Jazz Review editor Richard Cook of one of the duo’s concerts) - is a strong programme of heartfelt Saluzzi compositions, plus the beautiful old tango tune ‘Ojos Negros’ (‘Black Eyes’).
FINELINE CLASSICAL
ESCHER TRIO Arensky & Korngold CD FL72407
This new CD from the Escher Trio programs together two great works from the turn of the 20th century, the overtly “Russian” first piano trio of Anton Arensky, and the extraordinary opus 1 of the twelve year old musical prodigy Erich Wolfgang Korngold. Korngold was later to write the scores for many Hollywood films including the Errol Flynn classic, “The Adventures of Robin Hood”.
AURORA
ROLF-ERIK NYSTRØM Concepts Of Sorrows & Dangers CD ACD5045
The brilliant young Norwegian saxophonist, composer and improviser Rolf-Erik Nystrøm (1975) is a unique talent. He merges an astonishing variety of musical expression from all areas of contemporary music, whilst displaying exceptional technical ability. “Concepts of Sorrows & Dangers” is his solo debut on CD, and represents a personal and spectacular musical journey.
MELBA
WAGNER / Die Walküre
The State Opera of South Australia / Asher Fisch 4 X SACD - MR30109194
Lisa Gasteen / Deborah Riedel HYBRID SACD
Recorded live from the stunning and critically acclaimed 2004 Adelaide Festival performances, this is the first ever presentation of Richard Wagner's operatic masterpiece in high definition surround sound. Featuring the State Opera of South Australia, the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra and a stellar cast conducted by Asher Fisch, this hybrid super audio recording of Die Walküre, presented in a handsome hardbound volume is the first issue in Melba Recordings’ complete Ring cycle.
BEL AIR MUSIC
ANITA CHEN / Russian Phil Orch/Yablonsky Piano & Violin
Concertos by Grieg/Conus CD BAM2039
15-year-old Anita Chen, born in America to Taiwanese parents, makes her highly unusual recording debut with concertante works for both piano and violin: Grieg’s popular Piano Concerto and two rare but melodically memorable pieces by Russian composers, the Violin Concerto in E minor by Jules Conus and part of the ‘Formosa’ Suite by her current teacher, the renowned violinist Albert Markov.
ELENA CALDINE / Russian Phil Orhestra /Yablonsky
Rachmaninov Piano Conc. No. 2/Rhapsody CD BAM2040
Rising star Elena Caldine, Russian born but now based in the United States, makes her Bel Air debut with a coupling of Rachmaninov’s best-loved works for piano and orchestra, the Piano Concerto No 2 and the Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini – for which she prepared by studying with Rachmaninov expert, English pianist Howard Shelley.
PHANTASM JENKINS Six-Part Consorts CD AV2099
“technical bravura and an expressive palate that ranges from sombre intensity to radiant joie de vivre. Phantasm deserves full marks for these laudable interpretations: indeed so harmonious is their mutual musical vision that it is hard to believe that there are really six individuals at work here … a delicious mix of Italianate skill and English restraint* BBC Music Magazine, June 2006
KISSAN PRODUCTIONS
CATRIN FINCH Live - Byw CD KISSANCD007
“Her playing has striking freedom and an appealing spontaneity, and her technique is dazzling. The recording is excellent: the ambience is just right with excellent focus for an instrument that can too easily cloud over.” Gramophone, July 2006
CADENZA MUSIC
STEPHEN DODGSON: Chamber Music ‘Watersmeet’ CD CACD0603
with Jonathan Leathwood (guitar), Neil Jenkins (tenor), Rohan de Saram (cello), and others
“Watersmeet” features world premiere recordings of five new compositions for the guitar by the acclaimed composer Stephen Dodgson, performed by the acclaimed guitarist Jonathan Leathwood. He is joined by the tenor Neil Jenkins, cellist Rohan de Saram and a unique guitar ensemble comprising of TETRA, the Aquarelle Quartet, Apassionata Trio and Carl Herring with conductor Richard Wright.
STEPHEN GOSS: The Garden Of Cosmic Speculation CD CACD0604
This CD features recent works by the Welsh composer and guitarist Stephen Goss who is rapidly consolidating his reputation as one of the most exciting and original voices in contemporary music. “The Garden of Cosmic Speculation,” featured on the South Bank Show in April 2005, is performed by Gemini who commissioned the work. “Oxen of the Sun” was written for the guitarist Jonathan Leathwood and is scored for 10 string and 6 string guitars - played simultaneously! “An Ideal Insomnia” performed by pianist Graham Caskie explores the way in which objects, sounds and thoughts are distorted by the night and half-awake dreams. “Park of Idols” is a diverse collection of musical tributes written for Leonid Gorokhov (cello) and Richard Hand (guitar).
HAND DUPRE GUITAR DUO Songs Without Words CD CACD0501
This 2004 recording by the internationally acclaimed Hand Dupre guitar duo features superb arrangements by Richard Hand of familiar classics (Debussy: Six Pieces, Grieg: Five Lyric Pieces, Mendelssohn: songs Without Words, Albeniz: Recuerdos de Viaje). The CD is completed with a stunning new work by Stephen Goss, The Raw And The Cooked.
TETRA GUITAR QUARTET Carmen CD CACD0460
The TETRA Guitar Quartet play with exceptional brio on this an outstanding recording of imaginative arrangements and reworkings by Stephen Goss of the music of Bizet’s “Carmen” and Satie’s “Gnossiennes and Gymnopedies” together with his own composition “Lachrymae.” Also included are arrangements of such favourites as Falla’s “Ritual Fire Dance” and the two evocative Spanish pieces by Granados, together with an arrangement of “Eight Pieces” originally composed for four lutes by Stravinsky.
SOUND CIRCUS
JOANNA MACGREGOR/ANDY SHEPPARD Deep River CD SC009
Performed by Joanna MacGregor on piano and keyboards and Andy Sheppard on saxophones, Deep River is an album of music from the Deep South inspired by Joanna’s trips to the Southern states of the USA. The album brings together tracks featuring traditional gospel tunes, a 1927 recording by William and Versey Smith and original interpretations of contemporary material by Tom Waits, Johnny Cash, Alabama 3, Bob Dylan and Nick Cave. The album is produced by Joanna MacGregor with collaborators Andy Sheppard, Matthew Fairclough, Will Gregory (Goldfrapp) and Seb Rochford (Polar Bear / Acoustic Ladyland), using a mixture of acoustic and electronic instruments, multi-tracking effects and samples.
AURORA
NATASHA BARRETT Kraftfelt DVD-A ACD5037
The first “5.1 Surround Sound” on the “Aurora” label contains three works by Natasha Barrett written and developed in the electronic domain. Barrett was born in England, but moved to Norway in 1999, and is a central figure on the Norwegian electro-acoustic scene. Stereo versions of the pieces are found on the standard CD available in the package.
LASSE THORESEN Chases, Cattle Calls and Charts / Berit Opheim CD ACD5042
In Lasse Thoresen’s “Chases, Cattle Calls and Charts” three spheres of sound come together, contemporary music, folk music, and animal sounds – first and foremost birdsong. Through this means he is able to touch something in his music that resounds with listeners all over the world.
KNUT VAAGE Someone is Going to Come (opera in one act) CD ACD5043
The leading contemporary Norwegian composer Knut Vaage has taken the most famous of his compatriot John Fosse’s plays and written a one act opera around it. The result is a dark, moving and liberating example of music theatre and the opera has been a huge success on stage.
MISTER SAM RECORDS
RESPECTABLE GROOVE Dido & Aeneas CD SAMCD003
With its unmistakable combination of recorder, harpsichord, double bass and percussion, Respectable Groove interprets medieval, renaissance and baroque music through a kaleidoscope of jazz and contemporary influences. Brilliantly led by harpsichordist David Gordon, the band features recorder-player Evelyn Nallen, percussionist Ichiro Tatsuhara and bassist Oli Hayhurst. “Dido & Aeneas” features Gordon’s remarkable reworking of Purcell’s famous opera.
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