New DVDs from Hungaroton

Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge
The Art of Fugue, an imaginary requiem
Peter Ella, harpsichord
Languages: Hungarian, German, English, French; 115 min., Region code 0 (all regions), PAL colour
Hungaroton 1DVD; Cat. no: HDVD 32245
Barcode: 5 991813 224552
RRP $66.00 AUD (Price code PC042)

Haydn: Piano Works
Sonatas and other works, with introductory film "Joseph Haydn and the Esterhazy Family"
Andras Schiff, piano
Subtitles (4 languages), 225 min., Region code 0 (all regions), PAL colour
Hungaroton 1DVD; Cat. no: HDVD 32441
Barcode: 5 991813 244154
RRP $66.00 AUD (Price code PC042)

The Pleyel Double Grand Piano in Concert
Dohnanyi, Mendelssohn, Brahms, Pleyel, Saint-Saens, Debussy, etc., played on the extraordinary double grand piano.
Duo Egri and Pertis, piano duet
Subtitles (3 languages), 117 min., Region code 0 (all regions), PAL colour
Hungaroton 1DVD; Cat. no: HDVD 32446
Barcode: 5 991813 244659
RRP $66.00 AUD (Price code PC042)

O Splendid Mysterious Night
Favourite European Christmas songs.
Pro Musica Girls Choir, Cantemus Mixed Choir, Banchieri Singers, cond. Katalin Szabo
Languages: Hungarian, English; 65 min., Region code 0 (all regions), PAL colour
Hungaroton 1DVD; Cat. no: HDVD 32404
Barcode: 5 991813 240453
RRP $60.00 AUD (Price code PC039)

New DVDs from VAI

Boris Giltburg in Recital
Bach, Schubert, Scriabin, Liszt. Live at the Miami International Piano Festival 2006.
Boris Giltburg, piano
NTSC Colour, 81 min., No region code
VAI DVD; Cat. no.: VAI 4393
Barcode: 0 89948 43939 4
RRP $52.00 (Price code PC034)

Marilyn Horne in Concert
Lugano Festival recital 1986. Opera arias and songs.
Marilyn Horne, mezzo-soprano
NTSC Colour, 105 min. plus 72 min. audio interviews, No region code
VAI DVD; Cat. no.: VAI 4401
Barcode: 0 89948 44019 2
RRP $60.00 (Price code PC039)

Grace Bumbry in Concert
Lugano Festival recital 1991. Opera arias.
Grace Bumbry, soprano
NTSC Colour, 91 min. plus 40 min. audio interviews, No region code
VAI DVD; Cat. no.: VAI 4402
Barcode: 0 89948 44029 1
RRP $60.00 (Price code PC039)

Josef Suk and Rudolf Firkusny
Sonatas for Violin and Piano by Dvorak, Janacek, Brahms, Beethoven (Prague 1992)
Josef Suk, violin, Rudolf Firkusny, piano
NTSC Colour, 74 min., No region code
VAI DVD; Cat. no.: VAI 4405
Barcode: 0 89948 44059 8
RRP $52.00 (Price code PC034)

Don Quixote - Bolshoi Ballet
Complete 1978 performance, with Nadezhda Pavlova and Vyacheslav Gordeev; plus scenes from 1964 performance with Plisetskaya, Liepa, Tikhonov.
NTSC Colour/B&W, 144 min., No region code
VAI DVD; Cat. no.: VAI 4407
Barcode: 0 89948 44079 6
RRP $60.00 (Price code PC039)

New SACD from Hungaroton

Bartok: Orchestral Works
Kossuth, symphonic poem; The Wooden Prince, ballet
Hungarian National Phil Orch, Zoltan Kocsis
Hybrid SACD plays in stereo on regular CD players
Hungaroton 1SACD; Cat. no: HSACD 32502
Barcode: 5 991813 250223
RRP $34.00 AUD (Price code PC022)

New SACDs from Carus

Saint-Saens: Oratorio de Noël
Oratorio, op.12; plus shorter sacred choral pieces
Soloists, Vocalensemble Rsatatt, Les Favorites, cond. Holger Speck
Hybrid SACD plays in stereo on regular CD players
Carus 1SACD; Cat. no: CV 83.352
Barcode: 4 009350 833524
RRP $33.00 (Price code PC022)

Michael Haydn: Requiem in B
Premiere recording Michael Haydn's Requiem MH.838; plus shorter sacred works by Mozart
Soloists, Kammerchor Saarbrucken, Kammemrphilharmonie Mannheim, cond. Georg Grün
* MIDEM classical Awards winnner
Hybrid SACD plays in stereo on regular CD players
Carus 1SACD; Cat. no: CV 83.353
Barcode: 4 009350 833531
RRP $33.00 (Price code PC022)

New CDs from Marston

Conchita Supervia, volume 2
Fonotipia and Odeon Recordings 1929-1930. Second of four 2CD volumes in the complete Supervia edition.
Conchita Supervia, mezzo-soprano
Marston 2cd set; Cat. no. MR 52050-2
Barcode: 6 38335 20502 1
RRP $60.00 (Price code PC038)

New CDs from VAI Audio

Alexei Sultanov live in Japan
Chopin, Scriabin, Rachmaninov. Live, Tokyo 1996. Sultanov leapt to fame winning the 1995 Van Cliburn Competiton. A great talent was snuffed out by his death in 2005 at age 35. These CDs show a true virtuoso of the keyboard. Special low price.
Alexei Sultanov, piano
VAI Audio 2CD set; Cat. no: VAIA 1266
Barcode: 0 89948 12662 1
RRP $40.00 (Price code PC026)

New CDs from Hungaroton

Frederic Chopin
Waltzes, complete. First release in the new complete Chopin edition
Alex Szilasi, piano
Hungaroton 1CD; Cat. no: HCD 3246
Barcode: 5 991813 226820
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

Jozsef Simandy recital
Scenes and arias from operas by Donizetti, Wagner, Erkel, Verdi, Puccini, etc. (rec. 1953-63)
Jozsef Simandy, tenor
Hungaroton 1CD; Cat. no: HCD 32463
Barcode: 5 991813 246325
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

Long Live the Hungarian!
Orchestral works by Erkel, Weber, J.Strauss, Delibes, Suppé, Ziehrer, Lanner, Berlioz, etc.
Hungarian State Orchestra, Janos Ferencsik
Hungaroton 1CD; Cat. no: HCD 32459
Barcode: 5 991813 245922
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

Alessandro Scarlatti
Cantatas, for bass and obbligato instruments
Peter Fried, bass, Savaria Baroque Orchestra, Pal Nemeth
Hungaroton 1CD; Cat. no: HCD 32456
Barcode: 5 991813 245625
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

Carl Stamitz (1745-1801)
Duos for Violin and Viola, volume 2
Vilmos Szabadi, violin, Peter Barsony, viola
Hungaroton 1CD; Cat. no: HCD 32453
Barcode: 5 991813 245328
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

Sylvia Sass
Arias and Orchestral Lieder by Wagner, R.Strauss (rec. 1977-96)
Sylvia Sass, soprano
Hungaroton 1CD; Cat. no: HCD 32439
Barcode: 5 991813 243928
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

New Music for Cimbalom
Works by Hungarian composers, dedicated to Viktoria Herencsar
Viktoria Herencsar, cimbalom
Hungaroton 1CD; Cat. no: HCD 32427
Barcode: 5 991813 242723
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

Sweet Sins!
Salon music of Luigi Denza. 22 selected songs.
Andre Melath, mezzo, Leonardo de Lisi, tenor, Pierluigi Ruggiero, cello, Guido Galterio, piano
Hungaroton 1CD; Cat. no: HCD 32426
Barcode: 5 991813 242624
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

Leo Weiner (1885-1960)
Works for Orchestra
North Hungarian Symphony Orchestra, cond. Laszlo Kovacs
Hungaroton 1CD; Cat. no: HCD 32424
Barcode: 5 991813 24426
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

Salvatore Lanzetti (1710-1780)
Six Sonatas for Cello and Basso Continuo
Balazs Mate, baroque cello, with various accompanists
Hungaroton 1CD; Cat. no: HCD 32422
Barcode: 5 991813 242228
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

Michael Haydn (1737-1806)
3 Notturni
Savaria Baroque Orchestra, Pal Nemeth (on period instruments)
Hungaroton 1CD; Cat. no: HCD 32413
Barcode: 5 991813 241320
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

Carlo Tessarini (c.1690-c.1766)
Introducioni a 4, Op.XI
Aura Musicale, on period instruments
Hungaroton 1CD; Cat. no: HCD 32303
Barcode: 5 991813 230324
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

My Harp
Light classics, incl. Bolero, Seguidilla, Libertango, Pavane, Gymnopedie no.1, Pink Panther, etc.
Gulyas Csilla, harp
Hungaroton 1CD; Cat. no: HCD 16884
Barcode: 5 991811 688424
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

Operetta highlights
From Der Vogelhändler, by Zeller, and Gräfin Dubarry, by Millöcker
Erszebet Hazy, Sandor Konya, Magda Kalmar, Jozsef Reti, etc.
Hungaroton 1CD; Cat. no: HCD 16583
Barcode: 5 991811 658328
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)
 
Solemn Mass in the Matthias Church
Artur Harmat: Missa Assumpta est; Folk Hymns, etc.
Choir and Orchestra of the Matthias Church, cond. Laszlo Tardy
Hungaroton 1CD; Cat. no: HCD 12879
Barcode: 5 991811 287924
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

New CDs from Carus

Bach: Mass in B Minor BWV.232
Acclaimed recording, incl. Gramophone "Editor's Choice", of Bach's choral masterpiece.
Mechthild Bach, Daniel Taylor, Marcus Ullmann, Raimund Nolte, Stuttgart Chamber Choir, Stuttgart Baroque Orchestra, cond. Frieder Bernius
Carus 2CD set; Cat. no: CV 83.211
Barcode: 4 009350 832114
RRP $60.00 (Price code PC038)

Robert Schumann: An die Sterne
Secular choral music, volume 1
Orpheus Vokalensemble, cond. Gary Graden
Carus 1CD; Cat. no: CV 83.173
Barcode: 4 009350 831735
RRP $32.00 (Price code PC021)

Kay Johannsen: Passion
Music for Passion and Easter. Improvisations on the Mühleisen Organ of the Stuttgart Stiftskirsche.
Kay Johannsen, organ
Carus 1CD; Cat. no: CV 83.174
Barcode: 4 009350 831742
RRP $32.00 (Price code PC021)

Johann Ludwig Bach (1677-1731)
Mache dich auf, werde licht. Cantatas.
Barbara Schlick, Mary Nichols, Wilfried Jochens, Stephen Varcoe, Jugendkantorei Dormagen, Hermann Max
Carus 1CD; Cat. no: CV 83.186
Barcode: 4 009350 831865
RRP $32.00 (Price code PC021)

Schubert: Ständchen
Works for Male Chorus. 3 Quartets op.64
Schubert hoch vier, male quartet; etc.
Carus 1CD; Cat. no: CV 83.189
Barcode: 4 009350 831896
RRP $32.00 (Price code PC021)

Salvatore Sacco (1572-1622)
Missa 1607, and other sacred works
Templum Musicae, cond. Vincenzo di Donato
Carus 1CD; Cat. no: CV 83.191
Barcode: 4 009350 831919
RRP $32.00 (Price code PC021)

Buxtehude: Cantatas
O Gottes Stadt, o güldnes Licht. Cantatas and arias, incl. several world premieres.
Lautten Compagney, cond. Wolfgang Katschner
Carus 1CD; Cat. no: CV 83.192
Barcode: 4 009350 831926
RRP $32.00 (Price code PC021)

Joseph Martin Kraus (1756-1792)
5 String Quartets, incl. two world premieres
Salagon Quartet
Carus 1CD; Cat. no: CV 83.194
Barcode: 4 009350 831940
RRP $32.00 (Price code PC021)

Max Reger: Blick in die Lieder
22 selected Lieder
Andreas Weller, tenor, Götz Payer, piano
Carus 1CD; Cat. no: CV 83.195
Barcode: 4 009350 831957
RRP $32.00 (Price code PC021)

Bach's earliest autographs
Recently discovered autograph notes by Bach. Works by Buxtehude, Pachelbel, Reinken and Bach
Jean-Claude Zehnder, organ
Carus 1CD; Cat. no: CV 83.197
Barcode: 4 009350 831971
RRP $32.00 (Price code PC021)

Mendelssohn: Hebe deine Augen auf
Church music, volume VII
Stuttgart Chamber Choir, cond. Frieder Bernius
Carus 1CD; Cat. no: CV 83.206
Barcode: 4 009350 832060
RRP $32.00 (Price code PC021)

Reger: Es waren zwei Königskinder
Folk song settings for mixed choir and male choir
Dresden Chamber Choir, Hans-Christoph Rademann
Carus 1CD; Cat. no: CV 83.231
Barcode: 4 009350 832312
RRP $32.00 (Price code PC021)

Johann Adolf Hasse (1699-1783)
Missa Ultima in G.
Soloists, Sächsiches Vocalensemble, Virtuosi Saxoniae, Ludwig Güttler
Carus 1CD; Cat. no: CV 83.240
Barcode: 4 009350 832404
RRP $32.00 (Price code PC021)

Johann Michael Haydn: Deutsche Messe
Plus shorter sacred works by Mozart, M.Haydn, L.Mozart
Wiener Kammerchor, Robert Kovacs, organ, cond. Johannes Prinz
Carus 1CD; Cat. no: CV 83.354
Barcode: 4 009350 833548
RRP $32.00 (Price code PC021)

New CDs from Ponto

Ponto 50
Special 4CD set of live operatic rarities, incl. Sills, Janowitz, Vishnevskaya, Boruwenstijn, Sutherland, Varady, Caballe, Vickers, Bailey, etc.
Special price - 4CD for the price of two!
Ponto 4CD set; Cat. no: PO 1050
Barcode: 8 717202 250509
RRP $48.00 (Price code PC030)

Verdi: Aida
Julia Varady, Luciano Pavarotti, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, cond. Barenboim (Berlin 1982)
Ponto 2CD set; Cat. no: PO 1028
Barcode: 8 717202 250288
RRP $48.00 (Price code PC030)

Verdi: Il Corsaro
Pauline Tinsley, Keith Erwin, Patricia McCarry, cond. Dodds (BBC 1971)
Ponto 2CD set; Cat. no: PO 1051
Barcode: 8 717202 250516
RRP $48.00 (Price code PC030)

Mozart: Cosi fan Tutte
In English. Elizabeth Harwood, Janet Baker, Kurt Westi, John Shirley-Quirk, cond. Gibson (Glasgow 1969)
Ponto 3CD set; Cat. no: PO 1052
Barcode: 8 717202 250523
RRP $72.00 (Price code PC045)

Berg: Wozzeck
In Italian. Tito Gobbi, Dorothy Dow, Hugues Cuenod, cond. Sanzogno (Rome 1954)
Ponto 2CD set; Cat. no: PO 1053
Barcode: 8 717202 250530
RRP $48.00 (Price code PC030)

Handel: Radamisto
In Italian. Janet Baker, Malcolm King, Della Jones, cond. Norrington (ECO 1984)
Ponto 3CD set; Cat. no: PO 1054
Barcode: 8 717202 250547
RRP $72.00 (Price code PC045)

Wagner: Das Liebesverbot
Raimund Herincx, Alexander Young, April Cantelo, cond. Downes (BBC 1976)
Ponto 3CD set; Cat. no: PO 1055
Barcode: 8 717202 250554
RRP $72.00 (Price code PC045)

New CDs from GSS

Mario Lanza: Tenor Extraordinaire
3CD set of best-loved songs and arias.
Mario Lanza, tenor
GSS 3CD set; Cat. no: GSS 5456
Barcode: 8 717177 050208
RRP $36.00 (Price code PC024)