The Music Pages | February 2008


	Cat. No.: 589 3062 Barcode: 0731458930624 Label: Universal CD Release Date: 9 February			ANDRÉ RIEU \| Dreaming ARTISTS André Rieu, violin TRACK LISTING RIEU: Ballade MASCAGNI: Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo Sinfonico BACH: Air (Suite No.3) SHOSTAKOVICH: The Gadfly: Romance BEETHOVEN: Romance In F SONDHEIM: Send In The Clowns VERDI: La Traviata: Overture SAINT-SAENS: Carnival Of The Animals: The Swan GRIEG: Peer Gynt Suite No.1 - Morning ELGAR: Salut D'Amour Opus 12 Trad.: Greensleeves ALBINONI: Adagio in G Minor ROTA: Romeo & Juliet: Aimer HAYDN: Serenade MOZART: Piano Concerto No.21 in C K467 "Elvira Madigan": 2. Andante PUCCINI: Madame Butterfly: Aria GRIEG: Peer Gynt Suite No.1 - Aase's Death KHACHATURIAN: Spartacus: Adagio The title says it all: 'Dreaming'. This CD is a collection of the world's most romantic melodies, music to waft you delightfully away to dreamland! The DVD is a bestseller and now you can enjoy the music, lovingly performed and lusciously recorded. RETURN TO THE TOP

	Cat. No.: 476 6404 Barcode: 0028947664048 Label: ABC Classics CD Release Date: 9 February			ANTOINETTE HALLORAN \| ROSARIO LA SPINA Puccini Romance ARTISTS Antoinette Halloran, soprano Rosario La Spina, tenor The Queensland Orchestra Stephen Mould TRACK LISTING PUCCINI: La Bohème O soave fanciulla Che gelida manina Sì, mi chiamano Mimì Donde lieta uscì Tosca Recondita armonia E lucevan le stelle Ah, quegli occhi! Le Villi Se come voi piccina La Fanciulla Del West Ch’ella mi creda libero e lontano Crisantemi La Rondine Chi il bel sogno di Doretta Turandot Nessun dorma Madama Butterfly Un bel dì Viene la sera The immortal operatic melodies of Puccini are captured in all their beauty, grandeur and power in this fabulous debut album from Opera Australia stars Antoinette Halloran and Rosario La Spina. From the heartbreaking duet for soprano and tenor from La bohème to the blockbuster arias of Tosca and onto the tour-de-force of ‘Nessun Dorma’, this is Puccini for the new operatic age, with voices of heroic dimensions. RETURN TO THE TOP

	Cat. No.: 476 6406 Barcode: 0028947664062 Label: ABC Classics Release Date: 9 February			VARIOUS ARTISTS \| The Classic 100 Concertos – The Top 10 ARTISTS Various TRACK LISTING BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 ‘Emperor’: II. Adagio un poco moto RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18: I. Moderato BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61: III. Rondo BRUCH Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26: III. Finale (Allegro energico) ELGAR Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85: I. Adagio – Moderato MOZART Clarinet Concerto in A major, KV622: II. Adagio RODRIGO Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio BACH Concerto for two violins in D minor, BWV1043: I. Vivace TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso (excerpt) RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30: I. Allegro ma non troppo (excerpt) Since its release in November 2007, The Classic 100 Concertos boxed set has never been out of the classical ARIA Top 10 charts. With its track-listing chosen by listeners to ABC Classic FM, it’s a treasure-trove of the works for solo instrument and orchestra that mean most to Australian audiences. Now the crème de la crème – highlights from the top ten concertos that Australians can’t live without, released as a single disc. RETURN TO THE TOP

	Cat. No.: 530 5815 Barcode: 0600753058152 Label: ABC Classics 2CD Slimline Release Date: 9 February			VARIOUS ARTISTS \| Folklorica - From the Highlands ARTISTS Various TRACK LISTING CD1 Blue Bonnets Set The Rose among the Heather Set Cock o’ the North Set The Drunken Piper Set Brown-Haired Maiden Set Skye Boat Song Set Raasay House Set The Silver Fox Set The Geese in the Bog Set Maggie’s Pancakes Set The Green Hills of Tyrol Set Amazing Grace The Battle of the Somme Set The Friar’s Britches Set Scotland the Brave Set CD2 The Bluebells of Scotland Set Highland Whisky Set Farewell to the Creeks Set Bonnie Galloway Set Marie’s Wedding Set Highland Laddie Set Drunken Duncan Set The Falklands Set The Ewe with the Crooken Horn Set Mrs MacPherson Set Lochanside Set The Rowan Tree Piper of Drummond Set The High Road to Linton Set Highland Cathedral Bagpipes en masse accompanied by drums can send a shiver down the spine like few other musical forms. From the Highlands, the first release in ABC Classics’ exciting new Folklorica series, is a double CD featuring these stirring sounds of Scotland’s highland bagpipes. Some of Scotland’s greatest regimental pipe bands and world-champion civilian bands appearing on this comprehensive collection are The Scots Guards, The Black Watch, The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, and the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards. FOLKLORICA is a sub-label of ABC Classics dedicated to authentic and uplifting music drawn from the world’s disparate cultural traditions. RETURN TO THE TOP

	Cat. No.: 477 7341 Barcode: 0028947773412 Label: DG 2CD Slimline Release Date: 2 February			HERBERT VON KARAJAN \| Karajan Gold Microsite: www.deutschegrammophon.com/herbertvonkarajan ARTISTS Herbert Von Karajan TRACK LISTING BIZET: Prelude (Carmen) MOZART: Allegro (Eine kleine Nachtmusik) BEETHOVEN: Rondo (Violin Concerto in D major, Op.61) TCHAIKOVSKY: Valse (Serenade for Strings Op.48) MASCAGNI: Intermezzo (Cavalleria Rusticana) J. STRAUSS jun.: An der schönen, blauen Donau Op.314 J. STRAUSS sen.: Radetzky March Op.214 VIVALDI: Spring Allegro (Four Seasons) J.S. BACH: Air (Suite No.3 in D major, BWV 1068) GRIEG: Morning (Peer Gynt Suite No.1, Op.46) RAVEL: Boléro HOLST: Mars (The Planets) BEETHOVEN: Allegro con brio (Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op.67) DVORÁK: Largo (Symphony No.9 in E minor, Op.95 ‘From the New World’) PACHELBEL: Canon and Gigue ROSSINI: Overture (La gazza ladra) MASSENET: Méditation (Thaïs) TCHAIKOVSKY: Waltz of the Flowers (The Nutcracker) SUPPÉ: Overture ‘Leichte Kavallerie’ OFFENBACH: Barcarolle (Les Contes d’Hoffmann) SMETANA: Die Moldau To celebrate the 100th anniversary of Herbert von Karajan (1908–1989), this double album showcases the greatest classical hits conducted by the most famous conductor of the 20th century. This disc is for everyone - it includes the Allegro from Beethoven’s 5th Symphony, Bizet’s Carmen ‘Prelude’, Mozart’s ‘Eine kleine Nachtmusik’ and many more, and is a perfect follow up for the success full Karajan Adagio compilations. On these recordings Karajan is joined by international star Anne-Sophie Mutter, and world-class orchestras, the Berlin and Vienna Philharmonics. RETURN TO THE TOP