New CD from Melodiya

Prokofiev: The Gambler
Troitsky, Polyakova, Makhov, cond. Rozhdestvensky (rec. 1966)
Melodiya 2CD set; Cat. no: MEL 1001271
Barcode: 4 600317 012718
RRP $60.00 (Price code PC038)

Shostakovich: The Nose; The Gamblers
Two complete operas. Lomonosov, Akimov, Sasulova, Tarkhov, cond. Rozhdestvensky (rec. 1975, 1978)
Melodiya 2CD set; Cat. no: MEL 1001192
Barcode: 4 600317 011926
RRP $60.00 (Price code PC038)

Prokofiev: War and Peace
Mazurok, Kalinina, Eizen, Raikov, Vedernikov, cond. Ermler (rec. 1982)
Melodiya 3CD set; Cat. no: MEL 1001444
Barcode: 4 600317 014446
RRP $90.00 (Price code PC057)

Glinka: Ruslan and Ludmila
Jaroslavtsev, Rudenko, Nesterenko, Borisova, cond. Simonov (rec. 1978)
Melodiya 3CD set; Cat. no: MEL 1001346
Barcode: 4 600317 013463
RRP $90.00 (Price code PC057)

Rimsky-Korsakov: The Snow Maiden
Zhurina, Morozov, Erastova, Fedin, cond. Lazarev (rec. 1987)
Melodiya 3CD set; Cat. no: MEL 1001526
Barcode: 4 600317 015266
RRP $90.00 (Price code PC057)

David Oistrakh
Violin concertos by Tchaikovsky, Glazunov (rec. 1945-57)
David Oistrakh, violin, Kirill Kondrashin, cond.
Melodiya 1CD; Cat. no: MEL 1000239
Barcode: 4 600317 102396
RRP $30.00 (Price code PC019)

Rachmaninov: Vespers Op.37
State Academic Russian Choir USSR
Alexander Sveshnikov, cond. (rec. 1965)
Melodiya 1CD; Cat. no: MEL 1001365
Barcode: 4 600317 013654
RRP $30.00 (Price code PC019)

The Art of Feodor Chaliapin
Opera Scenes and Arias
Feodor Chaliapin, bass
Melodiya 1CD; Cat. no: MEL 1001325
Barcode: 4 600317 013456
RRP $30.00 (Price code PC019)

New CDs from Vista Vera

Maria Grinberg Legacy vol.7
Schumann: Kinderszenen, Bunte Blätter, Five Album Leaves, Symphonic Etudes, Fantasy Pieces (rec. 1947-70)
Maria Grinberg, piano
Vista Vera CD; Cat. no: VV 00134
Barcode: 4 603141 001347
RRP $30.00 (Price code PC019)

Maria Yudina Legacy vol.15
Stravinsky: Concertos, Concerto-Duo, Sonata for 2 pianos, etc.
Maria Yudina, piano
Vista Vera CD; Cat. no: VV 00153
Barcode: 4 603141 001538
RRP $30.00 (Price code PC019)

Maria Yudina Legacy vol.16
Haydn: Sonata in E major; Mozart: Fantasias, Adagio, Sonata K533
Maria Yudina, piano
Vista Vera CD; Cat. no: VV 00178
Barcode: 4 603141 001781
RRP $30.00 (Price code PC019)

Stanislav Neuhaus vol.3
Chopin: Ballades 2-4, Sonata no.2, Nocturnes, etc. (live recital 1971)
Stanislav Neuhaus, piano
Vista Vera CD; Cat. no: VV 00171
Barcode: 4 603141 001712
RRP $30.00 (Price code PC019)

Stanislav Neuhaus vol.4
Chopin: Waltzes, Mazurkas, Etudes, Impromptus, etc. (rec, 1949-1979)
Stanislav Neuhaus, piano
Vista Vera CD; Cat. no: VV 00172
Barcode: 4 603141 001729
RRP $30.00 (Price code PC019)

Stanislav Neuhaus vol.5 - The Last Recital
Chopin: Ballades 1-4, Sonata no.3, etc.; works by Debussy & Rachmaninov (live recital 1980)
Stanislav Neuhaus, piano
Vista Vera CD; Cat. no: VV 00176
Barcode: 4 603141 001767
RRP $30.00 (Price code PC019)

Stanislav Neuhaus vol.6
Mozart: Sonatas nos.8 & 16; Beethoven: Sonatas nos.27 & 32 (live 1963-1970)
Stanislav Neuhaus, piano
Vista Vera CD; Cat. no: VV 00186
Barcode: 4 603141 001866
RRP $30.00 (Price code PC019)

Stanislav Neuhaus vol.7
Solo works by Liszt and Debussy (live 1963-1979)
Stanislav Neuhaus, piano
Vista Vera CD; Cat. no: VV 00187
Barcode: 4 603141 001873
RRP $30.00 (Price code PC019)

New CDs from independent Russian labels

Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress
Viktor Borovkov, Marina Zhukova, Nikolai Kurpe, Eduard Akimov, cond. Anatoly Levin (2003)
Gramzapis 2CD set; Cat. no: KTL 713
Barcode: 4 606344 007130
RRP $48.00 (Price code PC030)

Pavel Lisitsian, Volume 1
Arias and Songs, rec. 1948-1951
JMR 2CD set; Cat. no: JMR 011/12
Barcode: 4 607053 327472
RRP $50.00 (Price code PC032)

Sergei Lemeshev - Early Recordings
Opera Arias and Songs, rec. 1929-1938
Sergei Lemeshev, tenor
IM Lab 1CD; Cat. no: IML 138
Barcode: 4 607053 321388
RRP $30.00 (Price code PC019)

Sergei Lemeshev - Words of Love
Russian romances by Dargomizhsky, Taneyev, Rubinstein, Shaporin, Gretchaninov, Glier, etc., rec. 1937-1952
Sergei Lemeshev, tenor
Aquarius 1CD; Cat. no: AQVR 271
Barcode: 0 00025 012712
RRP $25.00 (Price code PC016)

Feodor Chaliapin - Folk and Prisoner Songs
Russian Songs
Feodor Chaliapin, bass
Russian Lyre 1CD; Cat. no: RLCD 023
Barcode: No barcode
RRP $25.00 (Price code PC016)

The following Membran releases were previewed in our December news bulletin:

New SACD titles from Membran

Biber: Missa Salisburgensis
Soloists, La Stagine Armonica, Sergio Balestracci, dir.
Membran 1SACD; Cat no.: 60192-215
Barcode: 4 019272 601927
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

Friedrich Nietzsche: Complete solo piano works
Musical compositions of the great philosopher
Michael Krücker, piano (recorded 2007)
Membran 1SACD; Cat no.: 60189-215
Barcode: 4 019272 601897
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

KZ Music - Music composed in Concentration Camps 1933-1945

KZ Music volume 7
Instrumental, chamber and choral music by various composers
Francesco Lotaro, piano, with Various artists and ensembles
Membran 1CD; Cat no.: 232524
Barcode: 4 011222 325242
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

KZ Music volume 8
Instrumental, orchestral and chamber music by various composers
Francesco Lotaro, piano, with Various artists and ensembles
Membran 1CD; Cat no.: 232525
Barcode: 4 011222 325259
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

KZ Music volume 9
Songs and chamber music by various composers
Francesco Lotaro, piano, with Various artists and ensembles
Membran 1CD; Cat no.: 232526
Barcode: 4 011222 325266
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

KZ Music volume 10
Songs, instrumental and chamber music by various composers
Francesco Lotaro, piano, with Various artists and ensembles
Membran 1CD; Cat no.: 232527
Barcode: 4 011222 325273
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

KZ Music volume 11
Songs and chamber music by various composers
Francesco Lotaro, piano, with Various artists and ensembles
Membran 1CD; Cat no.: 232528
Barcode: 4 011222 325280
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

KZ Music volume 12
Chamber and choral music by various composers
Francesco Lotaro, piano, with Various artists and ensembles
Membran 1CD; Cat no.: 232529
Barcode: 4 011222 325297
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

New Ars Musici CDs

Handel: Dixit Dominus; Vivaldi: Magnificat
Soloists, Camerata Freiburg, Winfried Toll
Ars Musici 1CD; Cat no.: 232146
Barcode: 4 011222 321466
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

Piano Trios
Brahms: Piano Trio no.1; Schoenberg: "Verklärte Nacht"
Trio Jean Paul
Ars Musici 1CD; Cat no.: 232393
Barcode: 4 011222 323934
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

Yiddish Songs
Oksana Sowiak, voice, Anton Stingl, guitar
Ars Musici 1CD; Cat no.: 232125
Barcode: 4 011222 321251
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

Jewish Songs
Salcia Landmann, speaker, Oksana Sowiak, voice, Fritz Mühlhölzer, guitar
Ars Musici 1CD; Cat no.: 232148
Barcode: 4 011222 321480
RRP $30.00 AUD (Price code PC019)

Box Sets (budget prices)

Pablo Casals - Festivals in Prades, 1950-52
Concertos and chamber works
Casals with various artists
Pablo Casals, cello
Membran 4CD set; Cat no.: 232729
Barcode: 4 011222 3257291
RRP $40.00 AUD (Price code PC026)

The Menuhins
Yehudi and Hepzibah Menuhin, 1933-1951
Yehudi Menuhin, violin, Hepzibah Menuhin, piano
Membran 4CD set; Cat no.: 232594
Barcode: 4 011222 325945
RRP $40.00 AUD (Price code PC026)

Maria Callas Opera Edition
25 complete operas, rec. 1949-1957. Special large-format box
Membran 52CD set; Cat no.: 232902
Barcode: 4 011222 329028
RRP $140.00 AUD (Price code PC084)

Other releases

Verdi: Un Ballo in Maschera
Highlights sung in German. Birgit Nilsson, Sebastian Feiersinger, Josef Metternich, cond. Erede. Munich 1955
Membran 1CD; Cat no.: 231859
Barcode: 4 011222 318596
RRP $18.00 AUD (Price code PC012)

Gershwin: Porgy and Bess
Leontyne Price, William Warfield, Cab Calloway, rec. 1952
Membran 2CD set; Cat no.: 232679
Barcode: 4 011222 326799
RRP $25.00 AUD (Price code PC016)

Gershwin arr. Miles Davis
Porgy and Bess, excerpts. Miles Davis, trumpet, Orchestra cond. Gil Evans
Membran 1CD; Cat no.: 232677
Barcode: 4 011222 326775
RRP $18.00 AUD (Price code PC012)

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