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Edition no: 08/06
Date: 13th October 2008

New DVDs from Videoland

Benatzky: Im Weissen Rössl
The White Horse Inn - complete operetta. Fendrich, Kapfinger, Eberhartinger, cond. Rudolf Bibl (Mörbisch Festival 2008)
NTSC Colour, 139 min., no region code
Subtitles in English, French, German, Spanish
Videoland 1DVD; Cat. no: VLMD 015
Barcode: 9 120005 651661
RRP $56.00 (Price code PC036)

Ferenc Erkel: King Stephan
Opera in 2 Acts. Janos Martin, Tamara Takacs, Tamas Daroczi, cond. Kovacs (Budapest 1993)
NTSC Colour, 96 min., no region code
Subtitles in English and German
Videoland 1DVD; Cat. no: VLD 137
Barcode: 9 120005 651630
RRP $56.00 (Price code PC036)

Platzkonzert, Die Listigen Studenten
Two ballets - J.Strauss: Promenade Concert; F.Farkas: The Sly Students (filmed 1948/49)
Ballet soloists, Ballet and Orchestra of the Hungarian State Opera, cond. Gedeon Frater, Tamas Pal
Superb colour print for its time! Two delightful ballets.
NTSC Colour, 75 min., no region code
Videoland 1DVD; Cat. no: VLD 139
Barcode: 9 120005 651692
RRP $52.00 (Price code PC034)

Now available with English subtitles:

VLMD 004; Zeller: Der Vogelhändler (The Bird Seller) - Mörbisch Festival
VLMD 008; Millöcker: Der Bettelstudent (The Beggar Student) - Mörbisch Festival

N.B. All Mörbisch Festival operetta DVDs now available with English subtitles!

 

New CDs from Marston

Conchita Supervia volume 3
Third (of four) releases in the complete Supervia series. Odeon and Parlophone recordings 1930-1932
Conchita Supervia, mezzosoprano
Marston 2cd set; Cat. no. MR 52060-2
Barcode: 6 38335 20602 8
RRP $60.00 (Price code PC038)

Early French Tenor Recordings
Complete recordings of Emile Scaramberg and Pierre Cornubert; selected recordings of Julien Leprestre
Scaramberg, Cornubert, Leprestre, tenors
Marston 2cd set; Cat. no. MR 52059-2
Barcode: 6 38335 20592 2
RRP $60.00 (Price code PC038)

 

New CD from Ankh Productions

Richter: Soviet Years, Vol.5
Sonatas by Tchaikovsky (op.37), Szymanowski (no.2), Prokofiev (no.7) (Live, Warsaw, 1954)
Sviatoslav Richter, piano
Ankh 1CD; Cat. no.: ANKH 200701
Barcode: 7 34542 56785 0
RRP: $28.00 (Price code: PC018)

 

New CDs from Golden Melodram

Puccini: Turandot
Birgit Nilsson, Franco Corelli, Anna Moffo, Bonaldo Giaiotti, cond. Stokowski (New York 1961)
Golden Melodram 2CD set; Cat. no: GM 5.0055
Barcode: 6 08974 15055 6
RRP $50.00 (Price code PC032)

Strauss: Elektra
Birgit Nilsson, Leonie Rysanek, Astrid Varnay, Richard Lewis, cond. Karl Böhm (Paris 1973)
Golden Melodram 2CD set; Cat. no: GM 3.0008
Barcode: 6 08974 13008 4
RRP $50.00 (Price code PC032)

Wagner: Tannhäuser
Leonie Rysanek, Jess Thomas, Marita Napier, Thomas Stewart, cond. Suitner (San Francisco 1973)
Golden Melodram 3CD set; Cat. no: GM 1.0082
Barcode: 6 08974 11082 6
RRP $75.00 (Price code PC048)

Otto Klemperer in Amsterdam
Works by Mozart, Bach, Beethoven, Schoenberg, Mendelssohn, Bruckner (rec. 1947-57)
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Gre Brouwenstijn, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Otto Klemperer
Golden Melodram 2CD set; Cat. no: GM 4.0086
Barcode: 6 08974 14086 1
RRP $50.00 (Price code PC032)

 

New CDs from Preiser Records

Hedwig von Debicka
Opera arias and duets, rec. 1925-1929
Hedwig von Debicka, soprano
Preiser 1CD; Cat. no: LV 89703
Barcode: 7 17281 89703 7
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

Antonina Nezhdanova
Opera arias and songs, rec. 1907-1913
Antonina Nezhdanova, soprano
Preiser 1CD; Cat. no: LV 89704
Barcode: 7 17281 89704 4
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

Vera Schwarz
Opera arias and duets, rec. 1919-1922
Vera Schwarz, soprano
Preiser 1CD; Cat. no: LV 89708
Barcode: 7 17281 89708 2
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

Tito Schipa V
Spanish, Neapolitan, Italian songs, rec. 1930-1934
Tito Schipa, tenor
Preiser 1CD; Cat. no: LV 89709
Barcode: 7 17281 89709 9
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

Marta Fuchs
Opera Arias and Lieder, rec. 1933-1940
Marta Fuchs, soprano
Preiser 1CD; Cat. no: LV 89710
Barcode: 7 17281 89710 5
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

Robert Merrill IV
Opera arias and duets, rec. 1951-1956
Robert Merrill IV, baritone
Preiser 1CD; Cat. no: LV 89711
Barcode: 7 17281 89711 2
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

Adelaide Saraceni
Opera arias and duets, rec. 1929-1933
Adelaide Saraceni, soprano
Preiser 1CD; Cat. no: LV 89712
Barcode: 7 17281 89712 9
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

Boris Christoff III
Russian Folks Songs, Sacred Music, Songs by Mussorgsky (rec. 1951-1957)
Boris Christoff, bass
Preiser 1CD; Cat. no: LV 89713
Barcode: 7 17281 89713 6
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

Rose Pauly
Opera arias, rec. 1927-1938
Rose Pauly, soprano
Preiser 1CD; Cat. no: LV 89714
Barcode: 7 17281 89714 3
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

Guiseppina Zinetti
Opera arias and duets, rec. 1925-1930
Guiseppina Zinetti, mezzo-soprano
Preiser 1CD; Cat. no: LV 89715
Barcode: 7 17281 89715 0
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

Donizetti: Don Pasquale
Fernando Corena, Agostino Lazzari, Dora La Gatta, Afro Poli, cond. Parodi (rec. 1952)
Preiser "Paperback Opera" 2CD; Cat. no: PR 20053
Barcode: 7 17281 20053 0
RRP $40.00 AUD (Price code PC026)

Verdi: Otello
Svanholm, Nordmo-Lovberg, S.Bjorling, Ohlsson, cond. Ehrling (Stockholm 1954); plus highlights of Don Carlo, with Berglund, Svanholm, Hasslo, S.Bjorling (1956)
Preiser 3CD set; Cat. no: PR 90754
Barcode: 7 17281 90754 5
RRP $60.00 AUD (Price code PC038)

Anton Dermota rare recordings
Arias by Weber, Beethoven, Wagner, Borodin, Semtana, Massenet, Offenbach
Anton Dermota, tenor
Preiser 1CD; Cat. no: PR 93453
Barcode: 7 17281 93453 4
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

Michiyo Iida - Lieder Recital
Emerging Japanese soprano sings Lieder by Richard Strauss and Alban Berg
Michiyo Iida, soprano, David Lutz, piano
Preiser 1CD; Cat. no: PR 90755
Barcode: 7 17281 90755 2
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

Musicbox - Zsofia Boros
Works for guitar by Brouwer, Muthspiel, Tarrega, Iglesias, Lauro, Barrios, Dyens and Savio
Zsofia Boros, guitar
Preiser 1CD; Cat. no: PR 91154
Barcode: 7 17281 91154 2
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

Gold.Berg.Werk
Arrangement of Bach's Goldberg Variations for String Trio and Live-Electronics, based on the Sitkovetsky transcription for String Trio
Karlheinz Essel, live-electronics, Christina Neubauer, violin, Martin Kraushofer, viola, Eva Landkammer, cello
Preiser 1CD; Cat. no: PR 90753
Barcode: 7 17281 90753 8
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

 

New CDs from Membran

Introducing KZ Musik. An anthology of music composed in Nazi concentration camps. Volumes 1 to 6 of 24 now available.

KZ Music Volume 1
Works by Berman, Ullmann, Kropinski, Abeles, Peskarova, etc. Includes 40-page introductory book.
Various artists, incl. Francesco Lotaro, piano
Membran 1CD + book; Cat. no: 231694
Barcode: 4 011222 316943
RRP $33.00 AUD (Price code PC022)

KZ Music Volume 2
Works by Ullmann, Taube, Klein and Weber
Various artists, incl. Francesco Lotaro, piano
Membran 1CD; Cat. no: 231785
Barcode: 4 011222 317858
RRP $18.00 AUD (Price code PC012)

KZ Music Volume 3
Works for piano by Viktor Ullmann, Gideon Klein and Zikmund Schul
Francesco Lotaro, piano
Membran 1CD; Cat. no: 231786
Barcode: 4 011222 317865
RRP $18.00 AUD (Price code PC012)

KZ Music Volume 4
Works by Löwenthal, Ullmann, Haas, Karel and Dauber
Various artists, incl. Francesco Lotaro, piano
Membran 1CD; Cat. no: 231787
Barcode: 4 011222 317872
RRP $18.00 AUD (Price code PC012)

KZ Music Volume 5
Orchestral Works by Ervin Schulhoff and Karel Berman
La Sonora Alternanza, cond. Angelo de Leonardis
Membran 1CD; Cat. no: 231788
Barcode: 4 011222 317889
RRP $18.00 AUD (Price code PC012)

KZ Music Volume 6
Works by Pinkhof, Bischofswerder, Grünfeld, Ullman, Zrzavy, Gürtler, Peskarova, Leszczynska, etc.
Various artists, incl. Francesco Lotaro, piano
Membran 1CD; Cat. no: 231789
Barcode: 4 011222 317896
RRP $18.00 AUD (Price code PC012)

New Operetta CDs from Membran

Fred Raymond: Maske in Blau
Operetta. Loose, Lind, Rothenberger, Friedrich, Schneider, cond. Stephan (rec. 1953)
plus highlights from Viktoria und ihr Hussar (1951)
Membran 2CD set; Cat. no: 231714
Barcode: 4 011222 317148
RRP $28.00 AUD (Price code PC018)

 

New CDs from Music and Arts

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf sings Lieder
47 Songs and Arias, rec, for German radio 1941-1943
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, soprano, Michael Raucheisen, piano
Music and Arts 2CD set; Cat. no: MA 1195
Barcode: 0 17685 11952 1
RRP: $44.00 AUD (Price code PC028)

Joseph Szigeti
Mendelssohn, Brahms: Violin Concertos (rec. 1941, 1948)
Joseph Szigeti, violin, Bruno Walter, Dimitri Mitropoulos, conds.
Music and Arts 1CD; Cat. no: MA 1197
Barcode: 0 17685 11972 9
RRP: $22.00 AUD (Price code PC014)

Nyiregyhazi in performance
Live performances of solo works, 1972-1982
Ervin Nyiregyhazi, piano
Music and Arts 2CD set; Cat. no: MA 1202
Barcode: 0 17685 12022 0
RRP: $44.00 AUD (Price code PC028)

Arrau plays Liszt
B minor Sonata, Dante Sonata, Ballade no.2, etc. (live 1970-1981)
Claudio Arrau, piano
Music and Arts 1CD; Cat. no: MA 1205
Barcode: 0 17685 12052 7
RRP: $22.00 AUD (Price code PC014)

Stravinsky conducts Stravinsky vol.2
Violin Concerto, Baiser de la Fee, Concerto in D, Petrushks, Pulcinella, etc. (rec. 1951-57)
Igor Stravinsky, conductor
Music and Arts 2CD set; Cat. no: MA 1211
Barcode: 0 17685 12112 8
RRP: $44.00 AUD (Price code PC028)

Godowsky Edition VI
16 arrangements of music by Rameau, Corelli, Lully, Dandrieu, Schobert, Loeilly, Scarlatti
Carlo Grante, piano
Music and Arts 1CD; Cat. no: MA 1215
Barcode: 0 17685 12152 4
RRP: $22.00 AUD (Price code PC014)

 

New CDs from West Hill Radio Archives

Verdi: Il Trovatore
Jussi Björling, Stella Roman, Leonard Warren, cond. Cooper (New York MET 1947)
WHRA 2CD set; Cat. no: WHRA 6010
Barcode: 4 015023 160101
RRP: $44.00 AUD (Price code PC028)

Mozart: Don Giovanni
Cesare Siepi, Eleanor Steber, Jan Peerce, Lisa Della Casa, cond. Böhm (New York MET 1957)
WHRA 3CD set; Cat. no: WHRA 6011
Barcode: 4 015023 160118
RRP: $44.00 AUD (Price code PC028)

Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor
Beverly Sills, Alfredo Kraus, Gian-Piero Mastromei, cond. Martini (Buenos Aires 1972)
WHRA 2CD set; Cat. no: WHRA 6013
Barcode: 4 015023 160132
RRP: $44.00 AUD (Price code PC028)

Jussi Bjorling in Puccini at the MET
Puccini: La Boheme; Manon Lescaut
Jussi Björling, Bidu Sayao, Frank Valentino, Licia Albanese, Frank Guarrera, cond. Antonicelli, Mitropoulos (New York MET 1948, 1956)
WHRA 4CD set; Cat. no: WHRA 6020
Barcode: 8 717092 003285
RRP: $88.00 AUD (Price code PC056)

 
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