The Music Pages | August 2009


	Cat. No.: 478 1511 Barcode: 0028947815112 Label: Decca CD Release Date: August			Danielle De Niese \| The Mozart Album ARTISTS Danielle de Niese, soprano Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Sir Charles Mackerras TRACK LISTING MOZART Exsultate, jubilate (K.165) Bella mia fiamma (Concert aria K.528) Giunse al fin il momento...Al desio di chi t’adora (Alternative Aria in Act 4 of ‘The Marriage of Figaro K.577) Una donna a quindici anni (from ‘Così fan tutte’ K.588) Quando avran fine o mai...Padre, germani, addio! (from ‘Idomeneo’ K.366) Ah Fuggi il Traditor (from ‘Don Giovanni’ K.527) Oh, temerario Arbace!...Per quel paterno amplesso (Concert aria K.79) L'amerò (from ‘Il re pastore’ K.208) La ci darem la mano (Duet with Bryn Terfel) (from ‘Don Giovanni’ K.527) 3.17 Laudate Dominum (from ‘Vesperae solennes de Confessore’ K.339) 4:28 After her critically acclaimed Handel album Danielle de Niese returns with a feast of Mozart’s most beautiful arias. “a voice seductive enough to woo gods as well as mortals... there is nothing restrained about Ms. de Niese’s warmly voluptuous and passionate singing” New York Times RETURN TO THE TOP

	Cat. No.: 478 1090 Barcode: 0028947810902 Label: Decca CD Release Date: August			Vladimir ASHKENAZY \| Vovka Ashkenazy Debussy, Ravel: Music for Two Pianos ARTISTS Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano Vovka Ashkenazy, piano TRACK LISTING DEBUSSY: En Blanc et Noir DEBUSSY: Jeux (arranged for two pianos by Jean-Efflam Bavouzet) DEBUSSY: Lindaraja RAVEL: Entre Cloches from Sites auriculaires RAVEL: Rapsodie Espagnole RAVEL: La Valse One of Decca's best-selling artists, as well as one of the twentieth century's greatest pianists, returns to the piano with a disc of rarely recorded 'French Impressionist' duets with his son Vovka Ashkenazy. RETURN TO THE TOP

	Cat. No.: 476 3436 Barcode: 0028947634362 Label: ABC Classics 2CD Release Date: August			Australian Brandenburg Orchestra Handel: Concerti Grossi, Op. 6 ARTISTS Australian Brandenburg Orchestra Paul Dyer, director TRACK LISTING HANDEL Concerti Grossi, Op. 6 Nos. 1-12 Australia’s first and finest period-instrument orchestra, the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra perform regularly to sell-out audiences around Australia and overseas. Their vibrant concerts combine historical integrity with electrifying virtuosity and a passion for beauty. On this magnificent new recording, they turn their remarkable talent to the music of Handel, whose concerti grossi – concertos for a small group of soloists, rather than a single player – provide the perfect vehicle for the brilliance and artistry of this unique ensemble. RETURN TO THE TOP