New DVD from VAI

Van Cliburn in Moscow, vol.5
Solo works by Liszt, Chopin, Scriabin, Debussy (Live, 1960, 1972)
Van Cliburn, piano
NTSC B&W, 77 min., Region code 0
VAI DVD; Cat. no: VAI 4456
Barcode: 0 89948 44569 2
RRP $52.00 (Price code PC034)

New DVD and CD sets from Doremi

Annie Fischer, volume 1
Audio and video recordings of the great pianist in concertos by Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Liszt, Schumann, rec. 1960's - 1984.
Annie Fischer, piano
Doremi 2DVD + 1CD set; Cat. no: DHR 7933/35
Barcode: 7 23721 34535 8
RRP $75.00 AUD (Price code: PC048)

Magda Tagliaferro, volume 1
Audio and video recordings of works by Mozart, De Falla, Chopin, Hahn, Prokofiev, Debussy, rec. 1937-1972.
Magda Tagliaferro, piano
Doremi 1DVD + 2CD set; Cat. no: DHR 7961/63
Barcode: 7 23721 44625 3
RRP $75.00 AUD (Price code: PC048)

New CD from Marston

Meyerbeer on Record, 1899-1913
Early recordings of music by Meyerbeer. Excerpts from Robert le Diable, Les Huguenots and Le Prophete, rec. 1899-1913.
Various Artists
Marston 3CD set; Cat. no. MR 53009-2
Barcode: 6 38335 30092 4
RRP $90.00 (Price code PC057)

New CDs from Doremi

Sviatoslav Richer Archives vol.15
Carnegie Hall Recital 15 April 1965, plus live Schubert, Rachmaninov 1958-1980
Sviatoslav Richter, piano
Doremi 2CD set; Cat. no: DHR 7940/41
Barcode: 7 23721 35425 1
RRP $50.00 AUD (Price code: PC032)

Sviatoslav Richer Archives vol.16
Concertos by Poulenc, Piano Quintet by Reger, rec. live 1960-93
Sviatoslav Richter, piano, J-F Paillard, cond, Borodin Quartet
Doremi 1CD; Cat. no: DHR 7945
Barcode: 7 23721 39765 4
RRP $25.00 AUD (Price code: PC016)

Sviatoslav Richer Archives vol.17
Budapest Recital, 27 August 1958. Schumann, Schubert and Beethoven.
Sviatoslav Richter, piano
Doremi 1CD; Cat. no: DHR 7954
Barcode: 7 23721 40715 5
RRP $25.00 AUD (Price code: PC016)

Sviatoslav Richer Archives vol.18
Budapest Recital, 11 February 1958. Schubert and Liszt.
Sviatoslav Richter, piano
Doremi 1CD; Cat. no: DHR 7959
Barcode: 7 23721 44635 2
RRP $25.00 AUD (Price code: PC016)

Zino Francescatti volume 3
Concertos by Tchaikovsky and Brahms, plus works by Bruch, Kreisler. Live 1952-1958
Zino Francescatti, violin
Doremi 1CD; Cat. no: DHR 7888
Barcode: 7 23721 39585 8
RRP $25.00 AUD (Price code: PC016)

David Oistrakh, volume 13
Paris Recital 21 January 1959. Tartini, Franck, Schumann, Ravel
David Oistrakh, violin, Vladimir Yampolsky, piano
Doremi 1CD; Cat. no: DHR 7950
Barcode: 7 23721 40635 6
RRP $25.00 AUD (Price code: PC016)

Michael Rabin, volume 2
Concertos by Brahms, Prokofiev, Wieniawski, Bruch, Monaupt, Creston, Bach, Memdelssohn, Saint-Saens, etc. Live 1950-1969
Michael Rabin, violin
Doremi 3CD set; Cat. no: DHR 7951/53
Barcode: 7 23721 40625 7
RRP $75.00 AUD (Price code: PC048)

Beethoven: The Five Piano Concertos
Legendary performances, rec. 1950-1954
Cor de Groot, piano, Willem van Otterloo, conductor
Doremi 3CD set; Cat. no: DHR 7937/39
Barcode: 7 23721 34745 1
RRP $75.00 AUD (Price code: PC048)

Rostropovich: Carnegie Hall Marathon 1967
Eight Carnegie Hall concerts from Feb 28 to March 12, 1967. Works for cello and orchestra.
Mstislav Rostropovich, cello, London SO, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky
Doremi 6CD set; Cat. no: DHR 7979/79
Barcode: 7 23721 44315 3
RRP $125.00 AUD (Price code: PC080)

Leopold Simoneau and Pierette Alarie
Works by Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Schumann and Stravinsky, rec. 1952-1967
Leopold Simoneau, tenor, Pierette Alarie, soprano, Jean Cocteau, narrator, Igor Stravinsky, Walter Goehr, etc., conds.
Doremi 4CD set; Cat. no: DHR 7916/19
Barcode: 7 23721 33395 9
RRP $75.00 AUD (Price code: PC048)

A large number of titles have just arrived, and are shipping now. Full details will be available later, but here's a brief summary:

In brief ... New DVDs from Hardy Classic

Vivaldi: Flute Concertos. James Galway, flute, I Solisti Veneti, cond. Claudio Scimone. Venice Palazzo Ducale. Cat. no.: HCD 4039
Auber: Marco Spada (complete ballet). Rudolf Nureyev, Ghislaine Thesmar. Rome Opera January 1982. Cat. no.: HCD 4040
Puccini: Il Trittico (Il Tabarro, Suor Angelica, Gianni Schicchi). Pons, Dvorsky, Marrocu, Frittoli, Nucci, cond. Chailly. Teatro alla Scala 2008. Cat. no.: HCD 4041
Verdi: Don Carlo. Ferruccio Furlanetto, Stuart Neill, Fiorenza Cedolins, cond. Gatti. Teatro alla Scala December 2008. Cat. no.: HCD 4042

In brief ... New DVD from Kicco Classic

J A Hasse: La Serva Scaltra. Cristina Baggio, Federico Sacchi, cond. Toni. Novara, November 2005. Cat. no.: KCOU 9015

In brief ... New DVDs from Dynamic

Verdi: La Traviata. Cinzia Forte, Saimir Pirgu, Giovanni Meoni, cond. Arrivabeni. Liege, March 2009. Cat. no.: 33642 DVD
Dougherty: Jackie O (opera/musical). Fiona McAndrew, Nora Sourouzian, Simone Alberghini, cond. Franklin. Bologna, July 2008. Cat. no.: 33605 DVD
Monteverdi: L'Orfeo. Dietrich Henschel, Maria Grazia Schiavo, Sonia Prina, cond. William Christie. Teatro Real Madrid 2008. Cat. no.: 33598 DVD
Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia. Roberto Frontali, Francesco Meli, Rinat Shaham, cond. Fogliani. La Fenice Venice, April 2008. Cat. no.: 33597 DVD
Leo: L'Alidoro. Maria Grazia Schiavo, Maria Ercolano, Giuseppe De Vittorio, cond. Florio. Reggio Emilia, Feb 2008. Cat. no.: 33588 DVD
Verdi Collection. 6DVD set incl. Nabucco, Ernani, Il Corsaro, Vespri Siciliani, Forza del Destino, Verdi Gala Concert. Special low price. Cat. no.: 33643 DVD

New CDs from Dynamic

Vivaldi: Argippo (opera). Veronika Fucikova, Pavla Stepanickova, Zdenek Kapl, cond. Macek. Venice, October 2008. Cat. no.: CDS 626 (2cd)
Antonio Cagnoni (1828-1896): Don Bucefalo (opera). Filippo Morace, Angelica Girardi, Francesco Marsiglia, cond. Caldi. Martina Franca, July 2008. Cat. no.: CDS 634 (2cd)
Cavalli: Magnificat, and other sacred works. Ensemble La Pifarescha, Claudio Monteverdi Chorus, cond. Bruno Gini. Cat. no.: CDS 623
Roma 1670. Works by Stradella, Lonati, Corelli, Mannelli. Ensemble Vocale e Strumentale Il Concerto d'Arianna. Cat. no.: CDS 632

In brief ... New CD from IDIS

Sviatoslav Richter plays Schubert. Piano Sonatas D.958 (Budapest 1958) and D.845 (Moscow 1957). Cat. no.: IDIS 6584

In brief ... New from Membran

New SACD titles

Biber: Missa Salisburgensis. Soloists, La Stagine Armonica, Sergio Balestracci, dir. Cat no.: 60192-215
Friedrich Nietzsche: Complete solo piano works. Michael Krücker, piano. Cat no.: 60189-215

KZ Music - Music composed in Concentration Camps 1933-1945

KZ Music volume 7. Various composers and artists. Cat no.: 232524
KZ Music volume 8. Various composers and artists. Cat no.: 232525
KZ Music volume 9. Various composers and artists. Cat no.: 232526
KZ Music volume 10. Various composers and artists. Cat no.: 232527
KZ Music volume 11. Various composers and artists. Cat no.: 232528
KZ Music volume 12. Various composers and artists. Cat no.: 232529

New Ars Musici CDs

Handel: Dixit Dominus; Vivaldi: Magnificat. Soloists, Camerata Freiburg, Winfried Toll. Cat no.: 232146
Brahms: Piano Trio no.1; Schoenberg: "Verklärte Nacht". Trio Jean Paul. Cat no.: 232393
Yiddish Songs. Oksana Sowiak, voice, Anton Stingl, guitar. Cat no.: 232125
Jewish Songs. Salcia Landmann, speaker, Oksana Sowiak, voice, Fritz Mühlhölzer, guitar. Cat no.: 232148

10CD Wallet Boxes (budget price)

Renata Tebaldi - "La voce d'un Angelo". Cat no.: 232783 (10CD)
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau. Lieder and Arias. Cat no.: 232763 (10CD)
Giuseppe di Stefano - "The Charming Voice". Cat no.: 232785 (10CD)
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf. Opera, Operetta, Lieder. Cat no.: 232762 (10CD)
Anneliese Rothenberger. Opera, Operetta, Radio rarities. Cat no.: 232764 (10CD)
Glenn Gould. Bach, Beethoven, Berg, Schoenberg, Webern (1952-1958). Cat no.: 232851 (10CD)
Pablo Casals. Cello Concertos and Chamber Music (1936-1953). Cat no.: 232768 (10CD)
Richard Strauss. Orchestral works, operas. Various artists (1928-1950). Cat no.: 223514 (10CD)

Fab Four box sets (budget price)

Rudolf Schock. Arias and Songs. Cat no.: 232848 (4cd)
Glenn Gould. Bach, Beethoven, Berg, Webern, Schönberg. Cat no.: 232845 (4cd)
Charles Aznavour. "Sur ma vie". Cat no.: 232832 (4cd)
Yves Montand. "La Ballade de Paris". Cat no.: 232834 (4cd)
Harry Belafonte. "Bananaboat". Cat no.: 232836 (4cd)
Kitaro. Best of Kitaro. Cat no.: 232835 (4cd)

Nuova Era opera reprints (mid price)

Delibes: Lakme. Alessandra Ruffini, Giuseppe Morino, Bruno Pratico, cond. Piantini (1991). Cat no.: 232735 (2cd)
Donizetti: Alina. Daniela Dessi, Rockwell Blake, Paolo Coni, cond. Allemandi (1987). Cat no.: 232732 (2cd)
Rossini: Aureliano in Palmira. Ezio di Cesare, Denia Mazzola, Luciana D'Intino, cond. Zani (1991). Cat no.: 232733 (2cd)
Bellini: Adelson e Salvini. Fabio Previati, Bradley Williams, Aicia Nafe, cond. Licata (1992). Cat no.: 232734 (2cd)

Box Sets (budget prices)

Pablo Casals - Festivals in Prades, 1950-52. Casals with various artists. Cat no.: 232729 (4cd)
The Menuhins. Yehudi and Hepzibah Menuhin, 1933-1951. Cat no.: 232594 (4cd)
Opera in Historical Splendour. Singers of the Dresden Opera. Cat no.: 232666 (10cd)
The Heroes of Bayreuth. The great Heldentenors. Cat no.: 232737 (10cd)
Maria Callas - 25 complete operas, rec. 1949-1957. Special large-format box. Cat no.: 232902 (52cd)

Other releases

Verdi: Un Ballo in Maschera. Highlights sung in German. Birgit Nilsson, Sebastian Feiersinger, Josef Metternich, cond. Erede. Munich 1955. Cat no.: 231859
Gershwin: Porgy and Bess. Leontyne Price, William Warfield, Cab Calloway, rec. 1952. Cat no.: 232679 (2cd)
Gershwin arr. Miles Davis. Porgy and Bess, excerpts. Miles Davis, trumpet, Orchestra cond. Gil Evans. Cat no.: 232677

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