New DVDs from Videoland

Lehar: Der Graf von Luxemburg
Michael Suttner, Gesa Hoppe, Harald Serafin, Marika Lichter, cond. Rudolf Bibl (live, Mörbisch Festival)
NTSC Colour, 146 min., no region code, English/French/German/Spanish subtitles
Videoland 1DVD; Cat. no: VLMD 013
Barcode: 9 120005 657601
RRP $56.00 (Price code PC036)

Erkel: Hunyadi Laszlo
Complete opera. Jozsef Simandy, Klara Takacs, Sandor Solyom-Nagy, cond. Adam Medveczky (live, Hungarian State Opera 1977)
NTSC Colour, 107 min., no region code, English/French/German/Italian subtitles
Videoland 1DVD; Cat. no: VLD 136
Barcode: 9 120005 651616
RRP $56.00 (Price code PC036)

New DVDs from VAI

Adam Nieman plays Chopin
Sonata no.2, Ballade no.3, Grande Polonaise, Waltzes, etc. (rec. 2005)
Adam Nieman, piano
NTSC Colour, 67 min. plus 24 min. commentary, No region code
VAI DVD; Cat. no.: VAI 4366
Barcode: 0 89948 43669 0
RRP $52.00 (Price code PC034)

Ida Haendel and Ilya Itin
Beethoven, Chausson, Bach (rec. 2005)
Ida Haendel, violin, Ilya Itin, piano
NTSC Colour, 85 min. plus 32 min. interview with Ida Haendel, No region code
VAI DVD; Cat. no.: VAI 4395
Barcode: 0 89948 43959 2
RRP $52.00 (Price code PC034)

Alfredo Kraus live in Salzburg
French, Italian and Spanish songs and arias (rec. 1990)
NTSC Colour, 83 min., No region code, Subtitles
VAI DVD; Cat. no.: VAI 4397
Barcode: 0 89948 43979 0
RRP $60.00 (Price code PC039)

Beethoven Symphony no.9
Historic "velvet revolution" concert Prague 1989. Benackova, Gjevang, Neumann, Korn, Czech PO, Vaclav Neumann
NTSC Colour, 75 min., No region code
VAI DVD; Cat. no.: VAI 4403
Barcode: 0 89948 44039 0
RRP $52.00 (Price code PC034)

Czech Philharmonic Gala Concert
Dvorak: Biblical Songs; Mozart: Don Giovanni overture, Piano Concerto no.20 (Prague Castle 1991)
Bernarda Fink, mezzo, Ivan Moravec, piano, Czech PO, Belohlavek
NTSC Colour, 57 min., No region code
VAI DVD; Cat. no.: VAI 4404
Barcode: 0 89948 44049 9
RRP $52.00 (Price code PC034)

Dvorak Concertos
Cello Concerto, Piano Concerto (Prague Castle 1991)
Gustav Rivinius, cello, Rudolf Firkusny, piano, Czech PO, Neumann, Belohlavek
NTSC Colour, 84 min., No region code
VAI DVD; Cat. no.: VAI 4406
Barcode: 0 89948 44069 7
RRP $60.00 (Price code PC039)

New CDs from Preiser Records

Petre Munteanu
Song Cycles by Schubert and Schumann (rec. 1952-54)
Petre Munteanu, tenor, Franz Holetschek, piano
Preiser 3CD set; Cat. no: LV 89306
Barcode: 7 17281 89306 0
RRP $90.00 AUD (Price code PC057)

Alexander Welitsch
Opera arias and songs, rec. 1944-53
Alexander Welitsch, bass
Preiser 1CD; Cat. no: LV 89669
Barcode: 7 17281 89669 6
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

Maria von Ilosvay
Opera arias and scenes, rec. 1952-55
Maria von Ilosvay, contralto
Preiser 1CD; Cat. no: LV 89670
Barcode: 7 17281 89670 2
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

Mario Filippeschi
Italian opera arias and scenes, rec. 1951-56
Mario Filippeschi, tenor
Preiser 1CD; Cat. no: LV 89671
Barcode: 7 17281 89671 9
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

Emmy Bettendorf
Opera arias and duets, rec. 1922-25
Emmy Bettendorf, soprano
Preiser 1CD; Cat. no: LV 89672
Barcode: 7 17281 89672 6
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

Ludwig Weber
Opera arias and scenes, rec. 1949-55
Ludwig Weber, bass-baritone
Preiser 1CD; Cat. no: LV 89673
Barcode: 7 17281 89673 3
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

Luigi Infantino
Opera arias and italian songs, rec. 1946-51
Luigi Infantino, tenor
Preiser 1CD; Cat. no: LV 89674
Barcode: 7 17281 89674 0
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

Rose Bampton
Operatic arias, rec. 1932-46
Rose Bampton, soprano
Preiser 1CD; Cat. no: LV 89675
Barcode: 7 17281 89675 7
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

Michael Bohnen II
Opera arias and scenes, rec. 1916-25
Michael Bohnen, baritone
Preiser 1CD; Cat. no: LV 89676
Barcode: 7 17281 89676 4
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

Ludwig Suthaus II
The Moscow Lieder Recital 1955, plus Dutchman excerpts 1952 (live)
Ludwig Suthaus, tenor
Preiser 1CD; Cat. no: LV 89677
Barcode: 7 17281 89677 1
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

Marian Anderson II
Songs by Brahms, Mahler, Schubert, Strauss, rec. 1947-51
Marian Anderson, contralto
Preiser 1CD; Cat. no: LV 89678
Barcode: 7 17281 89678 8
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

Miliza Korjus III
Songs from films and operetta, rec. 1934-45
Miliza Korjus, soprano
Preiser 1CD; Cat. no: LV 89679
Barcode: 7 17281 89679 5
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

Giacinto Prandelli II
Old italian airs, rec. 1953; plus excerpts from Lucia di Lammermoor, rec. 1956
Giacinto Prandelli, tenor
Preiser 1CD; Cat. no: LV 89680
Barcode: 7 17281 89680 1
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

Petre Munteanu II
Opera arias, volume 2
Petre Munteanu, tenor
Preiser 1CD; Cat. no: LV 89682
Barcode: 7 17281 89682 5
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

Rudolf Ritter
Opera arias and Lieder, rec. 1923-28
Rudolf Ritter, tenor
Preiser 1CD; Cat. no: LV 89683
Barcode: 7 17281 89683 2
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

Boris Christoff II
Operatic arias, rec. 1951-56
Boris Christoff, bass
Preiser 1CD; Cat. no: LV 89684
Barcode: 7 17281 89684 9
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

So viel der Helden
22 Heldentenors in arias by Wagner, rec. 1907-32. Includes many rarities.
Various artists
Preiser 1CD; Cat. no: LV 89940
Barcode: 7 17281 89940 6
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Early recordings. Opera arias and scenes, rec. 1949-55
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone
Preiser 1CD; Cat. no: PR 93450
Barcode: 7 17281 93450 3
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

Verdi: Messa da Requiem
Gre Brouwenstijn, Maria von Ilosvay, Petre Munteanu, Oskar Czerwenka, cond. Paul van Kempen (rec. 1955)
Preiser "Paperback Opera" 2CD; Cat. no: PR 20047
Barcode: 7 17281 20047 9
RRP $40.00 AUD (Price code PC026)

Verdi: Nabucco
Paolo Silveri, Caterina Mancini, Antonio Cassinelli, Mario Binci, cond. Previtali (RAI Roma 1950)
Preiser "Paperback Opera" 2CD; Cat. no: PR 20049
Barcode: 7 17281 20049 3
RRP $40.00 AUD (Price code PC026)

New CDs from Arbiter

The Art of Iren Marik
Works by Liszt, Bartok, Kodaly, Brahms, Beethoven, etc. (rec.1950-83)
Iren Marik, piano
Arbiter 2CD set; Cat. no: ARB 143
Barcode: 6 04907 01432 2
RRP: $44.00 AUD (Price code PC028)

Madeleine de Valmalete
Rare recordings of one of the great pianists (rec.1928-92)
Madeleine de Valmalete, piano
Arbiter 1CD; Cat. no: ARB 144
Barcode: 6 04907 01442 1
RRP: $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

Mieczyslav Horszowski
Bach, Schubert, Mozart. Previously unpublished (rec.1966-68)
Mieczyslav Horszowski, piano
Arbiter 2CD set; Cat. no: ARB 145
Barcode: 6 04907 01452 0
RRP: $60.00 AUD (Price code PC038)

Samuel Feinberg in sound and thought
Bach, Scriabin, Rachmaninov, Liszt, Chopin (rec.1948-62)
Samuel Feinberg, piano
Arbiter 1CD; Cat. no: ARB 146
Barcode: 6 04907 01462 9
RRP: $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

Eugen d'Albert
Complete studio recordings 1910-28
Eugen d'Albert, piano
Arbiter 2CD set; Cat. no: ARB 147
Barcode: 6 04907 01472 8
RRP: $60.00 AUD (Price code PC038)

Arnold Rosé, first violin of Vienna
Sarasate, Nardini, Chopin, Popper, Beethoven, Goldmark, Mozart, etc. (rec.1909-36)
Arnold Rose, violin
Arbiter 1CD; Cat. no: ARB 148
Barcode: 6 04907 01482 7
RRP: $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

Iren Marik - from Bach to Bartok
Bartok, Beethoven, Bach, Scriabin, Scarlatti, Liszt, etc. (rec.1955-83)
Iren Marik, piano
Arbiter 2CD set; Cat. no: ARB 149
Barcode: 6 04907 01492 6
RRP: $60.00 AUD (Price code PC038)

Masters of the French Piano Tradition
Francis Plante, Camille Saint-Saens, Louis Diemer, Philipp-Herrenschmidt duo, Lazare-Levy, Ricardo Vines (rec.1903-39)
Arbiter 1CD; Cat. no: ARB 150
Barcode: 6 04907 01502 2
RRP: $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

Erica Morini and Rudolf Firkusny
Sonatas by Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms (live 1959-61)
Erica Morini, violin, Rudolf Firkusny, piano
Arbiter 1CD; Cat. no: ARB 151
Barcode: 6 04907 01512 1
RRP: $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

New CDs from Urania

Herbert von Karajan
Mussorgsky: Pictures; Schumann: Symphony no.2 (RAI Italy, rec. 1954-56)
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
Urania 1CD; Cat. no: RIT 55.203
Barcode: 8 025726 552031
RRP: $22.00 AUD (Price code PC014)

Emil Gilels
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto no.1; Schumann: Piano Sonata no.1 op.11 (Milan 1956)
Emil Gilels, piano
Urania 1CD; Cat. no: RIT 55.204
Barcode: 8 025726 552048
RRP: $22.00 AUD (Price code PC014)

Pablo Casals 1953-56
Piano Trios by Beethoven and Schumann
Pablo Casals, cello, with Sandor Vegh, Mieczyslav Horszowski, Szymon Goldberg, Yehudi Menuhin, Eugen Istomin, Rudolf Serkin, Clifford Curzon
Urania 2CD set; Cat. no: RM 11.929
Barcode: 8 025726 119296
RRP: $44.00 AUD (Price code PC028)

Victor de Sabata 1950-54
Verdi: Requiem; Franck: Symphony in D minor; Dukas: Sorcerer's Apprentice
Schwarzkopf, Dominguez, Di Stefano, Siepi, cond. De Sabata
Urania 2CD set; Cat. no: RM 11.930
Barcode: 8 025726 119302
RRP: $44.00 AUD (Price code PC028)

Debussy: Pelleas et Melisande
Haefliger, Schwarzkopf, Roux, Sciutti, cond. Karajan (Rome 1954)
Urania 2CD set; Cat. no: URN 22.267
Barcode: 8 025726 222675
RRP: $44.00 AUD (Price code PC028)

Blow, Handel Operas
Blow: Venus and Adonis; Handel: Apollo e Dafne (London 1953-54)
Margaret Ritchie, soprano, Anthony Lewis, cond.
Urania 2CD set; Cat. no: URN 22.295
Barcode: 8 025726 222958
RRP: $44.00 AUD (Price code PC028)

Karajan and Schwarzkopf
Strauss: Four Last Songs; excerpts from operas by Mozart, Wagner, Humperdinck, etc. (rec.1946-56)
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, soprano, Herbert von Karajan, cond.
Urania 1CD; Cat. no: URN 22.296
Barcode: 8 025726 222965
RRP: $22.00 AUD (Price code PC014)

Menotti: Amelia al Ballo
Complete opera. Margherita Carosio, Rolando Panerai, Giacinto Prandelli, cond. Sanzogno (Milan 1954)
Urania 2CD set; Cat. no: URN 22.297
Barcode: 8 025726 222972
RRP: $44.00 AUD (Price code PC028)

Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia
Alvino Misciano, Giulietta Simionato, Ettore Bastianini, cond. Erede (Florence 1956)
Urania 2CD set; Cat. no: URN 22.298
Barcode: 8 025726 222989
RRP: $44.00 AUD (Price code PC028)

Sofronitsky - Beethoven, Schumann
Beethoven: 4 Sonatas; Schumann: Carnaval, Papillon (rec. Moscow 1948-53)
Vladimir Sofronitsky, piano
Urania 2CD set; Cat. no: URN 22.299
Barcode: 8 025726 222996
RRP: $44.00 AUD (Price code PC028)

Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci
Del Monaco, Petrella, Nicolai, Protti, cond. Erede, Ghione (Milan 1953)
Urania 2CD set; Cat. no: URN 22.300
Barcode: 8 025726 223009
RRP: $44.00 AUD (Price code PC028)

Donizetti: L'Elisir d'Amore
Hilde Gueden, Giuseppe di Stefano, Fernando Corena, cond. Molinari-Pradelli (Florence 1955)
Urania 2CD set; Cat. no: URN 22.301
Barcode: 8 025726 223016
RRP: $44.00 AUD (Price code PC028)

Gounod: Faust
Gedda, De los Angeles, Christoff, Borthayre, cond. Cluytens (Paris 1953)
Urania 3CD set; Cat. no: URN 22.306
Barcode: 8 025726 223061
RRP: $66.00 AUD (Price code PC042)

Adolf Busch and Rudolf Serkin
Three violin sonatas by Beethoven (rec.1941-51)
Urania 1CD; Cat. no: URN 22.307
Barcode: 8 025726 223078
RRP: $22.00 AUD (Price code PC014)

Mozart: Don Giovanni
Taddei, Tajo, Valletti, Curtis Verna, cond. Rudolf (Turin 1953)
Urania 3CD set; Cat. no: URN 22.308
Barcode: 8 025726 223085
RRP: $66.00 AUD (Price code PC042)

Sviatoslav Richter, beginning of the legend
Bach, Rimsky, Prokofiev, Brahms, Glazunov, Beethoven, etc. (Moscow 1948-54)
Sviatoslav Richter, piano
Urania 4CD set; Cat. no: URN 22.309
Barcode: 8 025726 223092
RRP: $66.00 AUD (Price code PC042)

Dimitri Mitropoulos
Berlioz: 2 overtures, Les Nuits d'Ete; Debussy: Iberia (New York 1951-56)
Eleanor Steber, soprano, New York PO, Mitropoulos
Urania 1CD; Cat. no: URN 22.310
Barcode: 8 025726 223108
RRP: $22.00 AUD (Price code PC014)

Kathleen Ferrier edition
Arias and Lieder. Handel, Bach, Schubert, Schumann, Mahler, etc. (rec.1947-53)
Kathleen Ferrier, contralto
Urania 4CD set; Cat. no: URN 22.312
Barcode: 8 025726 223129
RRP: $66.00 AUD (Price code PC042)

Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Clara Petrella, Ferruccio Tagliavini, Giuseppe Taddei, cond. Questa (Turin 1953)
Urania 2CD set; Cat. no: URN 22.311
Barcode: 8 025726 223115
RRP: $44.00 AUD (Price code PC028)

Puccini: Tosca
Zinka Milanov, Franco Corelli, Giangiacomo Guelfi, cond. Gibson (London 1957)
Urania 2CD set; Cat. no: URN 22.314
Barcode: 8 025726 223146
RRP: $44.00 AUD (Price code PC028)

Verdi: La Forza del Destino
Leyla Gencer, Aldo Protti, Giuseppe di Stefano, cond. Votto (Cologne 1957)
Urania 3CD set; Cat. no: URN 22.315
Barcode: 8 025726 223153
RRP: $66.00 AUD (Price code PC042)

Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
Mozart: Piano Concerto no.15; Schumann: Piano Concerto (Lugano 1956)
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, piano, Hermann Scherchen, cond.
Urania 1CD; Cat. no: SP 4250
Barcode: 8 025726 042501
RRP: $22.00 AUD (Price code PC014)

Alfred Cortot plays Chopin
24 Preludes op.28, Piano Sonata no.2 (rec.1955-56)
Alfred Cortot, piano
Urania 1CD; Cat. no: SP 4251
Barcode: 8 025726 042518
RRP: $22.00 AUD (Price code PC014)

Casadesus and Francescatti
Sonatas by Faure (1 & 2), Franck (rec.1952-56)
Zino Francescatti, violin, Robert Casadesus, piano
Urania 1CD; Cat. no: SP 4252
Barcode: 8 025726 042525
RRP: $22.00 AUD (Price code PC014)

Gyorgy Cziffra in Budapest
Liszt: Concerto no.1, 4 Transcendental Etudes, Paraphrases and transcriptions; Grieg: Piano Concerto (rec.1954-56)
Gyorgy Cziffra, piano
Urania 2CD set; Cat. no: SP 4254
Barcode: 8 025726 042549
RRP: $44.00 AUD (Price code PC028)

Gyorgy Cziffra in Paris
Beethoven: 32 Variations, Rondo, Polonaise; Schumann: Carnaval; Liszt: Concerto no.1 (rec.1957)
Gyorgy Cziffra, piano
Urania 1CD; Cat. no: SP 4255
Barcode: 8 025726 042556
RRP: $22.00 AUD (Price code PC014)