| New DVDs from VAI
Florence Foster Jenkins: A World of Her Own
In-depth documentary about the unique character and cult figure Florence
Foster Jenkins. Includes interviews and reminisceneces by friends and
witnesses of her performances. Compiled by noted collector Gregor Benko.
NTSC Colour/B&W, 90 min., Region code 0
VAI DVD; Cat. no: VAI 4431
Barcode: 0 89948 44319 3
RRP $52.00 (Price code PC034)
Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana
Giulietta Simionato, Angelo Lo Forese, Attilio d'Orazi, cond. Morelli
(Tokyo 1961)
NTSC B&W, 75 min., Subtitles Eng/Fr/Ger/Esp/It/Jap, Region code 0
VAI DVD; Cat. no: VAI 4422
Barcode: 0 89948 44229 5
RRP $52.00 (Price code PC034)
Donizetti: La Favorita
Fiorenza Cossotto, Alfredo Kraus, Sesto Bruscantini, Ruggero Raimondi,
cond. De Fabritiis (Tokyo 1971)
NTSC Colour, 163 min., Subtitles Eng/Fr/Ger/Esp/It, Region code 0
VAI DVD; Cat. no: VAI 4423
Barcode: 0 89948 44239 4
RRP $69.00 (Price code PC045)
Verdi: Otello
Mario Del Monaco, Gabriella Tucci, Tito Gobbi, cond. Erede (Tokyo 1959)
NTSC B&W, 131 min., Subtitles Eng/Fr/Ger/Esp/It/Jap, Region code 0
VAI DVD; Cat. no: VAI 4425
Barcode: 0 89948 44259 2
RRP $69.00 (Price code PC045)
Menotti: Amahl and the Night Visitors
Bill McIver, Rosemary Kuhlmann, Andrew McKinley, cond. Schippers (live
telecast 1955)
NTSC B&W, 46 min. + 28 min. bonus, Subtitles Eng/Fr/Ger/Esp/It, Region
code 0
VAI DVD; Cat. no: VAI 4400
Barcode: 0 89948 44009 3
RRP $52.00 (Price code PC034)
Jorge Luis Prats in Recital
An outstanding pianist, playing Bach, Scriabin, Cervantes, Ravel, Lecuona,
etc. Live, Miami Festival 2007
Jorge Luis Prats, piano
NTSC Colour, 95 min. + 60 min. bonus, Region code 0
VAI DVD; Cat. no: VAI 4414
Barcode: 0 89948 44149 6
RRP $52.00 (Price code PC034)
Alexander Gavrylyuk in Recital
Virtuoso pianist, resident in Australia, playing Bach-Busoni, Mozart,
Schubert, Rachmaninov, Balakirev, etc. Live, Miami Festival 2007
Alexander Gavrylyuk, piano
NTSC Colour, 105 min., Region code 0
VAI DVD; Cat. no: VAI 4433
Barcode: 0 89948 44339 1
RRP $52.00 (Price code PC034) |
| New DVDs from Videoland
Strauss: Wiener Blut
Harald Serafin, Rainer Trost, Noemi Nadelmann, cond. Rudolf Bibl (live,
Mörbisch Festival 2007)
NTSC Colour, 130 min., no region code
Videoland 1DVD; Cat. no: VLMD 014
Barcode: 9 120005 651654
RRP $56.00 (Price code PC036)
Delibes: Coppelia (ballet)
Peformed by the Hungarian State Ballet (rec. Budapest 1976)
NTSC Colour, 76 min., no region code
Videoland 1DVD; Cat. no: VLD 138
Barcode: 9 120005 651647
RRP $56.00 (Price code PC036)
Minkus: Don Quichotte (ballet)
Alexander Pushkarev, Oksana Tereshenko and the Moscow Classical Ballet
(live, 2005)
NTSC Colour, 85 min., no region code
Videoland 1DVD; Cat. no: VLPS 133
Barcode: 9 120005 651555
RRP $44.00 (Price code PC028)
Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Otto Edelmann, Sena Jurinac, Eich Kunz, cond. von
Karajan (Salzburg Festival 1961)
PAL Colour, 97 min., No region code, in German
Videoland 1DVD; Cat. no: 840379
Barcode: 7 43218 40379 8
RRP $60.00 (Price code PC038) |
| New DVD from SMH Music
(USA)
Aaron Rosand - A Life in Music
A biography if the great violinist. Interviews, master classes and performances
(Brahms, Franck and Bach)
Aaron Rosand, violin
NTSC Colour, 65 min., Region code 0
SMH DVD; Cat. no: SMH 7878
Barcode: 0 94922 78788 0
RRP $52.00 (Price code PC034) |
| Introducing ... MP3 CDs
from Membran
A new concept - up to 10 hours of music on a single disc, ready to
import to iPod or MP3 player, and playable on current generation disc
players (DVD and other formats) or computer drives. Discs are packaged
in a slimline "DVD-style" case, and have full tracking details
on the CD in PDF format. All for the price of one CD!
10 Great Tenors
Caruso, Gigli, Tauber, Anders, Bjorling, Tagliavini, Del Monaco,
Lanza, Di Stefano, Gedda
167 tracks; 10.7 hours of music
Membran MP3 CD; Cat. no.: 231198
Barcode: 4 011222 311986
RRP $34.00 AUD (Price code PC022)
10 Great Sopranos
Flagstad, Milanov, Welitsch, Tebaldi, Schwarzkopf, Della Casa,
Seefried, Jurinac, De Los Angeles, Callas
122 tracks; 9.5 hours of music
Membran MP3 CD; Cat. no.: 231199
Barcode: 4 011222 311993
RRP $34.00 AUD (Price code PC022)
Maria Callas
Opera arias by Bellini, Mascagni, Ponchielli, Puccini, Rossini,
Verdi, Donizetti and many more
Maria Callas, soprano
134 tracks; 10.2 hours of music
Membran MP3 CD; Cat. no.: 231019
Barcode: 4 011222 310194
RRP $34.00 AUD (Price code PC022)
Maria Callas - Greatest Operas
Complete recordings of Norma (1954), Lucia di Lammermoor (1953),
Tosca (1953) and La Traviata (1955)
Maria Callas, with various artists
162 tracks; 8.3 hours of music
Membran MP3 CD; Cat. no.: 231216
Barcode: 4 011222 312167
RRP $34.00 AUD (Price code PC022)
Some other titles, in brief:
Mozart: 46 Symphonies
166 tracks; 10.6 hours; Cat. no: 231009
Barcode: 4 011222 310095; RRP $34.00 AUD
Michael Raucheisen, legendary accompanist
141 tracks; 7.2 hours; Cat. no: 231185
Barcode: 4 011222 311856; RRP $34.00 AUD
Frederic Chopin: Piano Works
131 tracks; 9.7 hours; Cat. no: 231192
Barcode: 4 011222 311924; RRP $34.00 AUD
Great Operettas (complete Merry Widow, Land of Smiles, Fledermaus, Gypsy
Baron, Boccaccio, Beggar Student)
183 tracks; 9.9 hours; Cat. no: 231195
Barcode: 4 011222 311955; RRP $34.00 AUD
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, concertos and solo works rec. 1942-1990
142 tracks; 11.2 hours; Cat. no: 231196
Barcode: 4 011222 311962; RRP $34.00 AUD
Wilhelm Furtwängler, orchestral works rec. 1929-1949
62 tracks; 9.7 hours; Cat. no: 231200
Barcode: 4 011222 312006; RRP $34.00 AUD
Herbert von Karajan, orchestral works rec. 1942-53
78 tracks; 11.2 hours; Cat. no: 231201
Barcode: 4 011222 312013; RRP $34.00 AUD
Giacomo Puccini - complete Manon Lescaut, Boheme, Tosca, Butterfly, Fanciulla
del West (rec. 1930-1950)
153 tracks; 9.3 hours; Cat. no: 231208
Barcode: 4 011222 312082; RRP $34.00 AUD
Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen (complete on 2 discs!). Conducted by
Günter Neuhold, rec. 1993-1995
148 tracks; 13.9 hours; Cat. no: 231188
Barcode: 4 011222 311887; RRP $68.00 AUD
Classical Piano Masters. A selection of the greatest pianists of the
20th century (rec. 1911-53). Two discs.
269 tracks; 20.6 hours; Cat. no: 231217
Barcode: 4 011222 312174; RRP $68.00 AUD
Edith Piaf: A comprehensive collection
126 tracks; 7.0 hours; Cat. no: 231027
Barcode: 4 011222 310279; RRP $34.00 AUD
Chanson - Becaud, Aznavour, Brassens, Montand, Rossi, Greco, Brel and
more
178 tracks; 8.5 hours; Cat. no: 231012
Barcode: 4 011222 310125; RRP $34.00 AUD
Glenn Miller: Greatest Hits
198 tracks; 9.9 hours; Cat. no: 231147
Barcode: 4 011222 311474; RRP $34.00 AUD
Duke Ellington Collection
188 tracks; 9.9 hours; Cat. no: 231148
Barcode: 4 011222 311481; RRP $34.00 AUD
Errol Garner Collection
167 tracks; 9.3 hours; Cat. no: 231175
Barcode: 4 011222 311757; RRP $34.00 AUD
Greece. Collection of folk and traditional music of Greece
179 tracks; 9.7 hours; Cat. no: 231169
Barcode: 4 011222 311696; RRP $34.00 AUD |
| New SACDs from Caro Mitis
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas I
Volume 1. Nos 7, 23 "Appassionata", and 26
Igor Tchetuev, piano
Caro Mitis 1SACD; Cat. no: CM 0042005
Barcode: 4 607062 130216
RRP: $36.00 AUD (Price code PC024)
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas II
Volume 2. Nos 8 "Pathetique", 15, and 24
Igor Tchetuev, piano
Caro Mitis 1SACD; Cat. no: CM 0062006
Barcode: 4 607062 130346
RRP: $36.00 AUD (Price code PC024)
Richard Strauss: Delicate Strauss
Oboe Concerto, and transcriptions for oboe and orchestra
Alexei Utkin, oboe, Hermitage Chamber Orchestra
Caro Mitis 1SACD; Cat. no: CM 0062005
Barcode: 4 607062 130278
RRP: $36.00 AUD (Price code PC024)
J.C.F. Fischer (1656-1746)
Eight Suites for harpsichord
Olga Martynova, harpsichord
Caro Mitis 1SACD; Cat. no: CM 0012006
Barcode: 4 607062 130285
RRP: $36.00 AUD (Price code PC024)
Giovanni Benedetto Platti (1697-1763)
Antologia. Concertos and Sonatas
Pratum Integrum Orchestra (on period instruments), Alfredo Bernardini
Caro Mitis 1SACD; Cat. no: CM 0052006
Barcode: 4 607062 130322
RRP: $36.00 AUD (Price code PC024)
Everything You Wanted to Know
(about harpsichord, but were afraid to ask)
Music by Shostakovich, Khatchaturian, Mendelssohn, Schubert, Cramer, Schumann
Olga Martynova, harpsichord
Caro Mitis 1SACD; Cat. no: CM 0102006
Barcode: 4 607062 130360
RRP: $36.00 AUD (Price code PC024) |
| New SACDs from Carus
Franz Lachner (1803-1890)
Requiem in F minor, op.146
Soloists, Kammersolisten Augsburg, Hermann Meyer
Hybrid SACD plays in stereo on regular CD players
Carus 1SACD; Cat. no: CV 83.178
Barcode: 4 009350 831780
RRP $33.00 (Price code PC022)
Mendelssohn: Paulus
Oratorio, op.36
Soloists, Stuttgart Chamber Choir, Frieder Bernius
Hybrid SACD plays in stereo on regular CD players
Carus 2SACD set; Cat. no: CV 83.214
Barcode: 4 009350 832145
RRP $66.00 (Price code PC042)
Handel: Solomon
Oratorio in 3 Acts. Rec. Göttingen Handel Festival 2007
Soloists, Winchester Cathedral Choir, Nicholas McGegan
Hybrid SACD plays in stereo on regular CD players
Carus 3SACD set; Cat. no: CV 83.242
Barcode: 4 009350 832428
RRP $90.00 (Price code PC057)
Gottfried August Homilius (1714-1785)
Passion Cantata
Soloists, Basel Madrigalists, Neue Dusseldorfer Hofmusik, Fritz Näf
Hybrid SACD plays in stereo on regular CD players
Carus 2SACD set; Cat. no: CV 83.262
Barcode: 4 009350 832626
RRP $66.00 (Price code PC042) |
| New CDs from Carus
Johann Christoph Altnickol (1719-1759)
Mass and Motets
Norddeutscher Figuralchor, Musica Alta Ripa, Jörg Straube
Carus 1CD; Cat. no: CV 83.168
Barcode: 4 009350 831681
RRP $32.00 (Price code PC021)
Johann Ludwig Bach (1677-1731)
Motets
Ex Tempore Gent, Orpheno Consort, Florian Heyerick
Carus 1CD; Cat. no: CV 83.187
Barcode: 4 009350 831872
RRP $32.00 (Price code PC021)
Dietrich Buxtehude: Dein edles Herz, der Liebe Thron
Works for mixed chorus and instruments
Capella Angelica, Lautten Compagney, Wolfgang Katschner
Carus 1CD; Cat. no: CV 83.193
Barcode: 4 009350 831933
RRP $32.00 (Price code PC021)
Von Himmel Hoch
Christmas music by J. S. Bach
Kammerchor der Frauenkirche Dresden, Matthias Grünert
Carus 1CD; Cat. no: CV 83.233
Barcode: 4 009350 832336
RRP $32.00 (Price code PC021)
Buxtehude: Membra Jesu Nostri
Choral Cantatas
Soloists, Dresdner Kammerchor, Hans-Christoph Rademann
Carus 1CD; Cat. no: CV 83.234
Barcode: 4 009350 832343
RRP $32.00 (Price code PC021)
Brass Music for Christmas
Music from the Frauenkirche Dresden
Blechbläserensemble Ludwig Güttler
Carus 1CD; Cat. no: CV 83.241
Barcode: 4 009350 832411
RRP $32.00 (Price code PC021)
Gottfried August Homilius
Johannespassion (St John Passion)
Soloists, Dresden Kreuzchor and Barockorchester, Roderich Kreile
Carus 2CD set; Cat. no: CV 83.261
Barcode: 4 009350 832619
RRP $60.00 (Price code PC038)
Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782)
Concertos and Sinfonias
Freiburger Barockorchester, Gottfried von der Goltz
Carus 1CD; Cat. no: CV 83.307
Barcode: 4 009350 833074
RRP $32.00 (Price code PC021)
Johan Joseph Fux (1660-1741)
Works for orchestra
Freiburger Barockorchester, Gottfried von der Goltz
Carus 1CD; Cat. no: CV 83.308
Barcode: 4 009350 833081
RRP $32.00 (Price code PC021)
David Pohle (1624-1695)
Musica sacra. Vocal and instrumental works.
Soloists, L'Arpa Festante, Rien Voskuuilen
Carus 1CD; Cat. no: CV 83.413
Barcode: 4 009350 834132
RRP $32.00 (Price code PC021) |
New CDs from Preiser Records
Claire Dux
Opera arias and duets, rec. 1911-1920
Claire Dux, soprano
Preiser 1CD; Cat. no: LV 89688
Barcode: 7 17281 89688 7
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)
Cloe Elmo
Opera arias and Lieder, rec. 1940-1950
Cloe Elmo, mezzosoprano
Preiser 1CD; Cat. no: LV 89691
Barcode: 7 17281 89691 7
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)
Gré Brouwenstijn
Operatic arias, rec. 1952-56
Gre Brouwenstijn, soprano
Preiser 1CD; Cat. no: LV 89692
Barcode: 7 17281 89692 4
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)
Piero Pauli
Opera arias and duets, rec. 1930-33
Piero Pauli, tenor
Preiser 1CD; Cat. no: LV 89694
Barcode: 7 17281 89694 8
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)
Hans Hopf
Opera arias and duets, rec. 1954-56
Hans Hopf, tenor
Preiser 1CD; Cat. no: LV 89695
Barcode: 7 17281 89695 5
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)
Claramae Turner
Opera arias and scenes; Songs, rec. 1947-56
Claramae Turner, mezzo-soprano
Preiser 1CD; Cat. no: LV 89696
Barcode: 7 17281 89696 2
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)
Kim Borg
Opera arias and scenes, rec. 1953-56
Kim Borg, bass
Preiser 1CD; Cat. no: LV 89698
Barcode: 7 17281 89698 6
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)
Richar Tucker vol.III
Opera arias and songs, rec. 1950-55
Richard Tucker, tenor
Preiser 1CD; Cat. no: LV 89699
Barcode: 7 17281 89699 3
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019) |
New CDs from Doremi
Shostakovich: String Quartets
Complete (15) String Quartets, rec. 1956-74
The Beethoven Quartet
Doremi 5CD set; Cat. no: DHR 7911/15
Barcode: 7 23721 24975 5
RRP $120.00 AUD (Price code: PC076)
Trios - Gilels, Kogan, Rostropovich
Beethoven, Mozart, Haydn, Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich, Saint-Saens, Schumann,
Borodin, Faure, Brahms (rec. 1950-59)
Emil Gilels, piano, Leonid Kogan, violin, Mstislav Rostropovich, cello
Doremi 5CD set; Cat. no: DHR 7921/25
Barcode: 7 23721 31135 3
RRP $120.00 AUD (Price code: PC076)
Sviatoslav Richer Archives vol.11
Concertos by Bach, Beethoven (#1), Prokofiev (#5), rec. live 1964-67
Sviatoslav Richter, piano
Doremi 1CD; Cat. no: DHR 7872
Barcode: 7 23721 25555 8
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code: PC019)
Sviatoslav Richer Archives vol.12
Brahms: Piano Quintet, Paganini Variations, 4 Pieces from op.116, rec.
live 1958-92
Sviatoslav Richter, piano, Tatrai Quartet
Doremi 1CD; Cat. no: DHR 7882
Barcode: 7 23721 27465 8
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code: PC019)
Sviatoslav Richer Archives vol.13
Schumann: Piano Concerto, Paganini Etudes, Märchenbilder, 3 Fantasiestücke,
rec. live 1958-86
Sviatoslav Richter, piano, Yuri Bashmet, viola, Pierre Fournier, cello
Doremi 1CD; Cat. no: DHR 7892
Barcode: 7 23721 30885 8
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code: PC019)
Sviatoslav Richer Archives vol.14
5 Piano Concertos by Mozart, rec. live 1966-73
Sviatoslav Richter, piano, Moscow CO, Rudolf Barshai
Doremi 2CD set; Cat. no: DHR 7909/10
Barcode: 7 23721 31665 5
RRP $60.00 AUD (Price code: PC038)
Pnina Salzman, vol.6
Concerto and Chamber works by Mozart, Bach, Liszt, De Falla (live 1960-1980)
Pnina Salzman, piano
Doremi 2CD set; Cat. no: DHR 7870/71
Barcode: 7 23721 24345 6
RRP $60.00 AUD (Price code: PC038)
Pnina Salzman, vol.7
Memorial edition, featuring works by Schumann, Chopin, Beethoven, Brahms,
Schubert, Ravel, Faure, Debussy, Rameau, Poulenc, etc., rec. live 1967-1993
Pnina Salzman, piano
Doremi 5CD set; Cat. no: DHR 7883/87
Barcode: 7 23721 28385 8
RRP $90.00 AUD (Price code: PC057)
Monique de la Bruchollerie, vol.2
Concerto and Solo works by Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Saint-Saens, Chopin, Szymanowski,
Haydn, rec. 1951-63
Monique de la Bruchollerie, piano
Doremi 2CD set; Cat. no: DHR 7857/58
Barcode: 7 23721 28375 9
RRP $60.00 AUD (Price code: PC038)
Reine Gianoli plays Mozart
The complete Piano Sonatas, rec. 1953-55
Reine Gianoli, piano
Doremi 5CD set; Cat. no: DHR 7901/05
Barcode: 7 23721 24965 6
RRP $120.00 AUD (Price code: PC076)
Ricardo Odnoposoff, volume 1
The legendary violinist in concerto and solo works by Brahms, Bruch, Dvorak,
Tchaikovsky, Glazunov, Paganini, Lalo, Prokofiev, Bach, Vitali, Ysaye,
Sarasate, and more. Rec. 1945-55
Ricardo Odnoposoff, violin
Doremi 6CD set; Cat. no: DHR 7874/79
Barcode: 7 23721 22205 5
RRP $150.00 AUD (Price code: PC095)
Philippe Hirschhorn live
One of the finest violinists of the 20th century, presented in live performances
of concerto and solo works by Paganini, Saint-Saens, Brahms, Tchaikovsky,
Sibelius, Berg, Bach, Ravel, etc. Rec. 1967-77
Philippe Hirschhorn, violin
Doremi 3CD set; Cat. no: DHR 7906/08
Barcode: 7 23721 29905 7
RRP $90.00 AUD (Price code: PC057) |
*** CORRECTIONS - PLEASE
NOTE ***
The following product information corrects information which was wrong
in our recent release bulletins:
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)
Navidad Latina
South American (latina) music for Christmas
Navidad Latina Ensemble
Membran 2CD set; Cat. no: 224133
Barcode: 4 011222 241337
RRP $28.00 AUD (Price code PC018)
Two Short Italian Operas
Jommelli: L'Uccellatrice; Mancini: Colombina e Pernicone
Castiglioni, Borgognoni, Sportelli, cond. Orizio
Bongiovanni 2CD set; Cat. no: GB 2319/20
Barcode: 8 007068 231928
RRP $60.00 AUD (Price code PC038) |