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Edition no: 0905
Date: 16th October 2009

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New CD from Marston

Rosalia Chalia
Forgotten soprano, recorded 1899-1912. Chalia, the Cuban soprano, is a genuine discovery. A consummate artist reminiscent of Patti.
Rosalia Chalia, soprano
Marston 1CD; Cat. no. MR 51007-2
Barcode: 6 38335 10072 2
RRP $30.00 (Price code PC019)

 

New DVD from Hungaroton

On Bartok’s Piano vol.2
Works by Bartok and Kodaly, played at the Bela Bartok Memorial House in Budapest
Denes Varjon, piano, Miklos Perenyi, cello
Subtitles; 87 min., Region code 0 (all regions), PAL colour
Hungaroton 1DVD; Cat. no: HDVD 32680
Barcode: 5 991813 268051
RRP $60.00 AUD (Price code PC039)

 

New SACDs from Hungaroton

Bela Bartok: Orchestral Works
Suite no,2, Dance Suite, Rumanian Dance & Filk Dances
Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra, Zoltan Kocsis, conductor
Hungaroton 1SACD; Cat. no: HSACD 32506
Barcode: 5 991813 250629
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

Bela Bartok: Choral Works II
27 Choruses for Children's and Female Voices
Cantemus Children's Choir, Pro Musica Girls Choir, Denes Szabo, conductor
Hungaroton 1SACD; Cat. no: HSACD 32523
Barcode: 5 991813 252326
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

 

New CDs from Hungaroton

Bartok: Works for Solo Piano vol.3
For Children, volumes 1 and 2
Zoltan Kocsis, piano
Hungaroton 1CD; Cat. no: HCD 32526
Barcode: 5 991813 252623
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

Bartok: Works for Solo Piano vol.6
Mikrokosmos - 153 Progressive Piano Pieces, complete
Zoltan Kocsis, piano
Hungaroton 2CD set; Cat. no: HCD 32529/30
Barcode: 5 991813 252920
RRP $60.00 AUD (Price code PC038)

My Little Sunshine
Hungarian Gypsy Songs
Erno Kallai Kiss jr and his Gypsy Band
Hungaroton 1CD; Cat. no: HCD 10335
Barcode: 5 991811 033521
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

Joseph Haydn: Lo Speziale
Comic opera. Attila Fulop, Magda Kalmar, Veronika Kincses, cond. Lehel (rec.1978)
Hungaroton 1CD; Cat. no: HCD 11926
Barcode: 5 991811 192624
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

Alessandro Scarlatti: Intermezzi
Pericca e Varrone, Leonzio ed Eurilla
Bernadette Wiedemann, soprano, Laszlo Jekl, bass, Savaria Baroque Orch, cond. Pal Nemeth
Hungaroton 1CD; Cat. no: HCD 32563
Barcode: 5 991813 256324
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

Christophe de Saint-Philibert (1720-1774)
6 Cantatilles
Monika Gonzales, soprano, Zoltan Megyesi, tenor, Various instrumentalists, incl. Pal Nemeth, flute
Hungaroton 1CD; Cat. no: HCD 32564
Barcode: 5 991813 256423
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

Berhnard Henrik Crusell (1775-1838)
Clarinet Quartets 1-3
Laszlo Horvath, clarinet, Trio Dumas
Hungaroton 1CD; Cat. no: HCD 32570
Barcode: 5 991813 257024
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

Ignaz Pleyel (1757-1831)
Quartets and quintet for Winds and Strings
Orsolya Kaczander, flute, Lajos Lencses, oboe, Vilmos Szabadi, violin, Peter Barsonyi, viola, Peter Szabo, cello
Hungaroton 1CD; Cat. no: HCD 32572
Barcode: 5 991813 257222
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

Christian Geist (c.1650-1711): Kirchenkonzerte
Sacred vocal works
Maria Zadori, soprano, Peter Barany, counter-tenor, Krisztian Cser, bass, etc., Orfeo Orchestra Chamber Ensemble, Gyorgy Vashegyi
Hungaroton 1CD; Cat. no: HCD 32587
Barcode: 5 991813 258724
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

Ernesto Cavallini (1807-1874)
22 Caprices for Solo Clarinet (from 30 Caprices)
Csaba Klenyan, clarinet
Hungaroton 1CD; Cat. no: HCD 32590
Barcode: 5 991813 259028
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

Michael Haydn (1737-1806)
Responsories for the Holy Week (1778)
Soloists, Purcell Choir, Members of Orfeo Orchestra, Gyorgy Vashegyi
Hungaroton 1CD; Cat. no: HCD 32596
Barcode: 5 991813 259622
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

Georg Phillip Telemann (1681-1767)
Christmas Cantatas
Maria Zadori, soprano, Gabor Kallay, tenor, Capella Savaria, cond. Pal Nemeth
Hungaroton 1CD; Cat. no: HCD 32611
Barcode: 5 991813 261120
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

Trios with Guitar
By Antonio Ximenez (1751-1826) and Isidro de Laporta (1750-1808)
Trio Concertando
Hungaroton 1CD; Cat. no: HCD 32615
Barcode: 5 991813 261526
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

Johann Hermann Schein (1586-1630)
Chamber Music for Brass
Ewald Brass Quintet, with Gabor Komlossy, trumpet
Hungaroton 1CD; Cat. no: HCD 32618
Barcode: 5 991813 261823
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

"La Leggierezza"
Piano music by Franz Liszt (rec. 1958-1961)
Istvan Antal, piano
Hungaroton 1CD; Cat. no: HCD 32610
Barcode: 5 991813 261021
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

Chopin: Mazurkas
Opp. 6, 33, 41, 68
Alex Szilasi, piano, on authentic Pleyel instrument
Hungaroton 2CD set; Cat. no: HCD 32469/70
Barcode: 5 991813 246929
RRP $60.00 AUD (Price code PC038)

Jeno Hubay (1858-1937)
Works for Violin and Piano, vol.12
Ferenc Szecsodi, violin, Istvan Kassai, piano
Hungaroton 1CD; Cat. no: HCD 32549
Barcode: 5 991813 254924
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

Leo Weiner (1885-1960)
Toldi, symphonic poem, op. 43
North Hungarian Symphony Orchestra, Laszlo Kovacs
Hungaroton 1CD; Cat. no: HCD 32608
Barcode: 5 991813 260826
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

Respighi, Lajtha: Choral Works
Choral music by Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936) and Laszlo Lajtha (1892-1963)
Debrecen Kodaly Chorus
Hungaroton 1CD; Cat. no: HCD 32335
Barcode: 5 991813 233523
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

Laszlo Weiner (1916-1944)
Chamber Music with Viola
Dirk Hegemann, viola, with various artists
Hungaroton 1CD; Cat. no: HCD 32607
Barcode: 5 991813 260725
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

Istvan Lang (b.1933): Orchestral Works
Broken off Paragraphs, Sixth Symphony, etc.
MR Choir and Symphony Orchestra, cond. Lazslo Tihanyi
Hungaroton 1CD; Cat. no: HCD 32575
Barcode: 5 991813 257529
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

Jozsef Sari (b.1935): Orchestral Works
Sonnenfinsternis, Leoniden (cimbalom & orch), Zenith - in memorian Bartok
MR Symphony Orchestra, cond. Lazslo Kovacs
Hungaroton 1CD; Cat. no: HCD 32576
Barcode: 5 991813 257628
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

Veronika Kincses in Operetta
Songs and duets from operettas by Kalman, Lehar, Strauss, Zeller, Huszka, Offenbach, etc.
Veronika Kincses, soprano
Hungaroton 1CD; Cat. no: HCD 16890
Barcode: 5 991811 689025
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

Jacques Offenbach: Tales of Hoffmann
Highlights. Robert Ilosfalvy, Gyorgy Radnai, Karola Agay, Julia Orosz, cond. Miklos Erdelyi
Hungaroton 1CD; Cat. no: HCD 12444
Barcode: 5 991811 244422
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

 

New CDs from Ivory Classics

Earl Wild in Concert, vol.2
Rachmaninov Concerto #3, Weber Konzerstück op.79, Liszt Hungarian Fantasy (rec. 1980, 1981)
Earl Wild, piano
Ivory Classics CD; Cat. no: IC 79001
Barcode: 6 44057 90012 0
RRP $28.00 (Price code PC018)

 

New CDs from Quill Classics

Bach: Well Tempered Clavier, Book 1
First recording using Werckmeister III throughout
Rebecca Pechefsky, harpsichord
Quill Classics 2CD set; Cat. no.: QC 1009
Barcode: 8 29261 10092 8
RRP: $30.00 (Price code: PC019)

 

New CDs from Archipel

George London Recital
Mozart, Verdi, Gounod, Borodin, Wagner, Mussorgsky, Tchaikovsky, Offenbach (rec.1951-1955)
George London, baritone
Archipel 1CD; Cat. no.: ARPCD 0365
Barcode: 4 035122 403657
RRP: $19.00 (Price code: PC012)

György Cziffra - Schumann
Carnaval op.9, Fantasiestucke op.12, Carnaval de Vienne op.26 (rec.1957-58)
György Cziffra, piano
Archipel 1CD; Cat. no.: ARPCD 0386
Barcode: 4 035122 403862
RRP: $19.00 (Price code: PC012)

György Cziffra - Liszt Concertos
Piano Concertos nos.1 & 2; plus Dante Sonata and other solo works (rec.1958-59)
György Cziffra, piano, Fulvio Vernizzi, Bernard Conz, conds.
Archipel 1CD; Cat. no.: ARPCD 0411
Barcode: 4 035122 404111
RRP: $19.00 (Price code: PC012)

Martha Mödl sings Wagner
Wesendonck-Lieder (rec. 1955), Tannhäuser Overture (rec.1940), Meistersinger Prelude (rec.1955); plus 4 Lieder by Pfitzner sung by Clara Ebers ( (rec.1955)
Pfitzner: Violin Concerto
Martha Mödl, soprano, Joseph Keilberth, conductor
Archipel 1CD; Cat. no.: ARPCD 0396
Barcode: 4 035122 403961
RRP: $19.00 (Price code: PC012)

Beethoven: Symphony No.9
Schwarzkopf, Höngen, Hopf, Edelmann
Bayreuth Festival Chorus and Orchestra, Wilhelm Furtwängler (live 1951)
Archipel 1CD; Cat. no.: ARPCD 0401
Barcode: 4 035122 404012
RRP: $19.00 (Price code: PC012)

Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius
Oratorio op.38. Jon Vickers, Constance Shacklock, Marian Nowakowski
RAI Rome Chorus and Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli (live 1957)
Bonus: Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique, cond. Barbirolli (1947)
Archipel 2CD set; Cat. no.: ARPCD 0403
Barcode: 4 035122 404036
RRP: $34.00 (Price code: PC022)

Solti conducts Bartok
The Miraculous Mandarin (live, Frankfurt 1956), Concerto for Orchestra (live, Cologne 1955)
Sir Georg Solti, conductor
Archipel 1CD; Cat. no.: ARPCD 0404
Barcode: 4 035122 404043
RRP: $19.00 (Price code: PC012)

Flagstad, Svanholm, Krauss
Beethoven: Ah, Perfido!; Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder, excs from Fliegende Holländer, Tristan und Isolde (Havana 1948)
Kirsten Flagstad, soprano, Set Svanholm, tenor, Clemens Krauss, conductor
Bonus: Wesendonck Lieder sung by Flagstad (Rome 1952)
Archipel 1CD; Cat. no.: ARPCD 0423
Barcode: 4 035122 404234
RRP: $19.00 (Price code: PC012)

Wagner: Götterdämmerung Act III
Complete Act 3, plus Forest Murmurs from Siegfried (live, New york 1955)
Astrid Varnay, Ramon Vinay, New york Phil, cond. Dimitri Mitropoulos
Archipel 1CD; Cat. no.: ARPCD 0468
Barcode: 4 035122 404685
RRP: $19.00 (Price code: PC012)

Prokofiev - Sviatoslav Richter
Piano Sonatas nos. 6, 7 and 9 (rec. 1956-1958)
Sviatoslav Richter, piano
Archipel 1CD; Cat. no.: ARPCD 0465
Barcode: 4 035122 404654
RRP: $19.00 (Price code: PC012)

 

New CDs from Andromeda

Sviatoslav Richter plays Scriabin
12 Etudes op.2, 8, 42, 65; 12 Preludes op.11; Poeme op.32; Piano Sonata No.6 (rec. 1952-1955)
Sviatoslav Richter, piano
Andromeda 1CD; Cat. no.: ANDR 5134
Barcode: 3 830257 451341
RRP: $19.00 (Price code: PC012)

Mario Lanza at the Hollywood Bowl
Legendary 1947 concert, with Eugene Ormandy and Francvis Yeend
Mario Lanza, tenor
Andromeda 1CD; Cat. no.: ANDR 5133
Barcode: 3 830257 451334
RRP: $19.00 (Price code: PC012)

Wagner: Tannhäuser
Ramon Vinay, Astrid Varnay, Jerome Hines, George London, cond. Kempe (New York 1955)
Andromeda 3CD set; Cat. no.: ANDR 9051
Barcode: 3 830257 490517
RRP: $50.00 (Price code: PC033)

Bizet: Carmen
Giulietta Simionato, Gabriella Tucci, Mario Del Monaco, Scipio Colombo, cond. Verchi (Tokyo 1959)
Andromeda 2CD set; Cat. no.: ANDR 9047
Barcode: 3 830257 490470
RRP: $33.00 (Price code: PC022)

Wagner: Die Walküre Act 1
Birgit Nilsson, Set Svanholm, Josef Greindl, cond. Schmidt-Isserstedt (Hamburg 1953)
Andromeda 1CD; Cat. no.: ANDR 9003
Barcode: 3 830257 490036
RRP: $19.00 (Price code: PC012)

Verdi: Otello
Mario Del Monaco, Gabriella Tucci, Tito Gobbi, cond. Erede (Tokyo 1959)
Andromeda 2CD set; Cat. no.: ANDR 5143
Barcode: 3 830257 451433
RRP: $33.00 (Price code: PC022)

Pfitzner: Von Deutscher Seele
Romantic cantata. Fritz Wunderlich, Annelies Kupper, Margarethe Bence, cond. Mende (Stuttgart 1958)
Andromeda 2CD set; Cat. no.: ANDR 9052
Barcode: 3 830257 490524
RRP: $33.00 (Price code: PC022)

Berlioz: Requiem
Nicolai Gedda (Cologne 1956); plus Symphonie Fantastique (New York 1957)
Dimitri Mitropoulos, conductor
Andromeda 2CD set; Cat. no.: ANDR 9038
Barcode: 3 830257 490388
RRP: $33.00 (Price code: PC022)

 

New Gramophone Magazine

Gramophone Awards 2009
Now shipping the Awards issue of Gramophone (falls between October and November issues)
Barcode: 9 770017 310126

 

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