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Edition no: 07/07
Date: 29th September 2007

New DVDs from VAI

Adam: Giselle
Alicia Alonso and Vladimir Vasiliev star in this National Ballet of Cuba production from 1980
NTSC Colour, 110 min., Region code 0
VAI DVD; Cat. no: VAI 4391
Barcode: 0 89948 43919 6
RRP $60.00 (Price code PC039)

Lt. Kije, Le Baiser de la Fée
Two great Russian ballets, with Vladimir Vasiliev, Raisa Struchkova, Vladimir Malakhov, Tatyana Yatsenko (rec. 1969, 1990)
NTSC Colour, 88 min., Region code 0
VAI DVD; Cat. no: VAI 4415
Barcode: 0 89948 44159 5
RRP $60.00 (Price code PC039)

Puccini: Tosca
Renata Tebaldi, Gianni Poggi, Gian Giacomo Guelfi, cond. Basile (Tokyo 1961)
NTSC B&W, 132 min., Subtitles Eng/Fr/Ger/Esp/It/Jap, Region code 0
VAI DVD; Cat. no: VAI 4416
Barcode: 0 89948 441694
RRP $69.00 (Price code PC045)

Gounod: Faust
Alfredo Kraus, Renata Scotto, Nicolai Ghiaurov, cond. Ethuin (Tokyo 1973)
NTSC Colour, 187 min., Subtitles Eng/Fr/Ger/Esp/It/Jap, Region code 0
VAI DVD; Cat. no: VAI 4417
Barcode: 0 89948 44179 3
RRP $69.00 (Price code PC045)

Verdi: Aida
Mario del Monaco, Gabriella Tucci, Aldo Protti, Giulietta Simionato, cond. Capuana (Tokyo 1961)
NTSC B&W, 162 min., Subtitles Eng/Fr/Ger/Esp/It/Jap, Region code 0
VAI DVD; Cat. no: VAI 4420
Barcode: 0 89948 44209 7
RRP $69.00 (Price code PC045)

Spartacus: Gayne (Gayaneh) ballet
Larisa Tuisova, Alexander Rumyantsev and Gennady Gorbanev star in this 1980 Bolshoi performance of Khatchaturian's great ballet
NTSC Colour, 81 min., Region code 0
VAI DVD; Cat. no: VAI 4428
Barcode: 0 89948 44289 9
RRP $60.00 (Price code PC039)

Britten: War Requiem
Phyllis Curtin, Nicholas di Virgilio, Tom Krause, Boston SO, cond. Erich Leinsdorf (Tanglewood 1963). American premiere performance.
NTSC B&W, 89 min., Subtitles Eng/Fr/Ger/Esp/It, Region code 0
VAI DVD; Cat. no: VAI 4429
Barcode: 0 89948 44299 8
RRP $52.00 (Price code PC034)

 

New DVD from Ivory Classics

Wild About Liszt
Earl Wild in three 1986 all-Liszt recitals, plus 1986 Documentary about Wild, and 1974 BBC TV special on Wild
Earl Wild, piano
NTSC Colour; Stereo; Region code 0 (all regions)
Playing time: 6 hours 46 min, plus 124 min. bonus audio
Ivory Classics 2DVD set; Cat. no: IC 77777
Barcode: 6 44057 77779 1
RRP $70.00 (Price code PC045)

 

New DVD from Medici Classics

Jerome Rose plays Chopin
Ballades nos. 1-4, Sonatas nos. 2 and 3 (rec. 2007)
Jerome rose, piano
NTSC Colour; Stereo; Region code 0 (all regions)
Playing time: 112 minutes
Medici Classics; Cat. no: M50019
Barcode: 8 02210 50019 2
RRP $48.00 (Price code PC030)

 

New DVD from Hungaroton

Benko Dixieland Band
On stage at the Helsinki Festival 2002
Benko Dixieland Band, with Jeno Jando, Berki Tamas, Four Fathers, KTL Trio, etc.
English subtitles; 176 min., Region code 0 (all regions), PAL colour
Hungaroton 1DVD; Cat. no: HDVD 71198
Barcode: 5 991817 119854
RRP $66.00 AUD (Price code PC042)

 

New DVDs from Immortal

Everything Turns into Dancing
The St Petersburg ballet in a programme of choreographic miniatures, filmed 1978. Music by Bach, Khatchaturian, Mozart, Rossini, Lehar, etc. Plus Don Juan ballet, music by R.Strauss, filmed 1987
NTSC Colour, 77 minutes, No region code
Immortal DVD; Cat. no: IMM 960014
Barcode: 8 717177 051083
RRP $50.00 AUD (Price code PC032)

Prokofiev: Cinderella (ballet)
Ballet-film from 1985, featuring Gabriella Komleva, Marat Daunaev, and the Kirov Ballet
NTSC Colour, 79 minutes, No region code
Immortal DVD; Cat. no: IMM 960015
Barcode: 8 717177 051090
RRP $50.00 AUD (Price code PC032)

Everything is Fine; Good Mood
Two Russian ballets based on jazz and classical music, starring Faroukh Ruzimatov and the Kirov Ballet (1991)
NTSC Colour, 66 minutes, No region code
Immortal DVD; Cat. no: IMM 960016
Barcode: 8 717177 051106
RRP $50.00 AUD (Price code PC032)

 

New CD from Ivory Classics

Earl Wild plays Concertos
Scharwenka: Piano Cto no.1, Polish Dance op.3/1; Paderewski: Piano Concerto, Fantaisie Polonaise
Earl Wild, piano
Ivory Classics 2CD set; Cat. no: IC 77003
Barcode: 6 44057 70032 4
RRP $50.00 (Price code PC032)

 

New CDs from Membran

Tino Rossi in Song
Songs from Corsica and around the Mediterranean. 48 tracks, rec. 1931-55.
Tino Rossi, tenor
Membran 2CD set; Cat. no: 224036
Barcode: 4 011222 240361
RRP $22.00 (Price code PC014)

Paisiello: Don Chisciotte
Paolo Barbacini, Romano Franceschetto, Maria Angeles Peters, Bruno Praticó, cond. Morandi
Membran 2CD set; Cat. no: 231574
Barcode: 4 011222 315748
RRP $40.00 (Price code PC026)

Donizetti: Gianni di Parigi
Luciana Serra, Angelo Romero, Giuseppe Morino, cond. Cillario (Bergamo 1988)
Membran 2CD set; Cat. no: 224184
Barcode: 4 011222 241849
RRP $40.00 (Price code PC026)

Salieri: La Locandiera
Alessandra Ruffini, Gastone Sarti, Oslavio di Credico, cond. Luisi (Luogo 1989)
Membran 2CD set; Cat. no: 224185
Barcode: 4 011222 241856
RRP $40.00 (Price code PC026)

Tosti: Romanze
Songs by Tosti to Italian texts (rec. 1994)
Renato Bruson, baritone, Robert Kettelson, piano
Membran 2CD set; Cat. no: 231119
Barcode: 4 011222 311191
RRP $40.00 (Price code PC026)

Donizetti: Rita
Adelina Scarabelli, Pietro Ballo, Alessandro Corbelli, cond. Amendola (Palermo 1991)
Membran 1CD; Cat. no: 224094
Barcode: 4 011222 240941
RRP $22.00 (Price code PC014)

Menotti: The Telephone
Gian Luca Ricci, Anne Victoria Banks, cond. Paolo Vaglieri
Membran 1CD; Cat. no: 224173
Barcode: 4 011222 241733
RRP $22.00 (Price code PC014)

 

New CDs from Hungaroton

Schubert: Complete Piano Sonatas
Previous single releases, now issued in a box set
Malcolm Bilson, fortepiano
Hungaroton 7CD set; Cat. no: HCD 41006
Barcode: 5 991814 100626
RRP $150.00 AUD (Price code PC019 x5)

Ferencsik conducts Beethoven
Complete Symphonies (rec.1996)
Hungarian State Orchestra, Janos Ferencsik
Hungaroton 6CD set; Cat. no: HCD 41007
Barcode: 5 991814 100725
RRP $90.00 AUD (Price code PC057)

Verdi: Famous Tenor Arias
Sung by Bartha, Nagy, Gulyas, Ilosfalvy, Kelen, Konya, Simandy
Various orchestras and conductors
Hungaroton 1CD; Cat. no: HCD 32379
Barcode: 5 991813 237927
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

Leo Weiner (1885-1960)
Piano Music, volume 4
Istvan Kassai, piano
Hungaroton 1CD; Cat. no: HCD 32403
Barcode: 5 991813 240323
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

Jeno Hubay (1858-1937)
Works for Violin and Piano, vol.10
Ferenc Szecsodi, violin, Istvan Kassai, piano
Hungaroton 1CD; Cat. no: HCD 32452
Barcode: 5 991813 245229
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

Zoltan Kodaly: Choral Music
Works for Mixed Choir, vol.3 (composed 1948-65)
Debrecen Kodaly Chorus, Istvan Parkai
Hungaroton 1CD; Cat. no: HCD 32366
Barcode: 5 991813 236623
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

Hungarian Dances
From the 16th and 17th Centuries
Csaba Nagy, tarogato
Hungaroton 1CD; Cat. no: HCD 32339
Barcode: 5 991813 233929
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

Scenes du Bal
Works for piano duo by Massenet and Franck
Duo Egri and Pertis, on the Pleyel Double Grand Piano
Hungaroton 1CD; Cat. no: HCD 32444
Barcode: 5 991813 244420
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

J M Haydn - W A Mozart
Complete Duos for Violin and Viola
Barabas Kelemen, violin, Katalin Kokas, viola
Hungaroton 2CD set; Cat. no: HCD 32376/77
Barcode: 5 991813 237620
RRP $60.00 AUD (Price code PC038)

Maddalena Laura Lombardini Sirmen (1745-1818)
Six Violin Concertos Op.III
Piroska Vitarius, violin, Savaria Baroque Orchestra, Pal Nemeth
Hungaroton 2CD set; Cat. no: HCD 32499/00
Barcode: 5 991813 249920
RRP $60.00 AUD (Price code PC038)

Christian Palmer (1811-1875)
Piano Trios, nos. 1, 2, 3 & 5
Hungarian Piano Trio
Hungaroton 1CD; Cat. no: HCD 32442
Barcode: 5 991813 244222
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

Richard Jones (?-1744)
Suites for Harpsichord (1732)
Judit Petri, harpsichord
Hungaroton 1CD; Cat. no: HCD 32454
Barcode: 5 991813 245427
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

Johann B. Spech (1767-1836)
Fortepiano Pieces and Songs
Aniko Horvath, Agnes Ratko, fortepiano, Katalin Hamai, mezzo-soprano
Hungaroton 1CD; Cat. no: HCD 32489
Barcode: 5 991813 248923
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

The Voice of Bakfark
Vocal works by Desprez, Clemens, Arcadelt, etc., & lute intabulations by Bakfark
Voces Aequales vocal ensemble, Istvan Gyori, lute
Hungaroton 1CD; Cat. no: HCD 32412
Barcode: 5 991813 241221
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

Hungarian Harp Concertos
By Dohnanyi, Balassa, Farkas amd Hidas
Melinda Felletar, harp, Hungarian SO, Bela Drahos
Hungaroton 1CD; Cat. no: HCD 32467
Barcode: 5 991813 246721
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

Hungarian Oboe Concertos
By Frigyes Hidas, Sandor Balassa, Jozsef Soproni
Lajos Lencses, oboe, SWR Stuttgart Radio SO, Budapest Strings
Hungaroton 1CD; Cat. no: HCD 32536
Barcode: 5 991813 253620
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

Csardas Forever!
Songs and Dances by Kalman, Erkel, Brahms, Delibes, Strauss
Patricia Seymour, soprano, Budapest PO, Janos Kovacs
Hungaroton 1CD; Cat. no: HCD 16883
Barcode: 5 991811 688325
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

Come Here, Gypsies of Budapest
Hungarian Gypsy Music
Andras Suki and his Gypsy Band
Hungaroton 1CD; Cat. no: HCD 10327
Barcode: 5 991811 032722
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

The Crane Starts Out
Hungarian Songs, Csardas
Erno Kallai Kiss, clarinet, with various artists
Hungaroton 1CD; Cat. no: HCD 10326
Barcode: 5 991811 032623
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

 
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