The Music Pages | January 2009


	Cat. No.: 478 1366 Barcode: 00028947813668 Label: Decca 2CD Release Date: January			JOAN SUTHERLAND, LUCIANO PAVAROTTI Donizetti: La Fille du Régiment ARTISTS **Marie: Joan Sutherland Tonio: Luciano Pavarotti La Marquise de Berkenfield: Monica Sinclair Hortensius: Jules Bruyère Sulpice: Spiro Malas Le caporal: Eric Garrett La duchesse de Crakentorp: Edith Coates Un paysan: Alan Jones Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden Richard Bonynge TRACK LISTING DONIZETTI:** La Fille du Régiment CD 1: Overture. Act 1 CD 2: Act 2 Available for the first time at mid-price! This classic recording of Donizetti's comedy pairs Joan Sutherland and Luciano Pavarotti in one of their most celebrated early studio collaborations with both singers on top form. "...a sizzling performance ... can confidently be recommended both for comedy and for fine singing. Recorded in Kingsway Hall, the CD sound has wonderful presence and clarity of focus." Penguin Guide to Compact Discs RETURN TO THE TOP

	Cat. No.: 478 1374 Barcode: 00028947813743 Label: Decca 2CD Release Date: January			JOHN ELIOT GARDINER \| Handel: Israel in Egypt · 2 Coronation Anthems ARTISTS Monteverdi Choir English Baroque Soloists John Eliot Gardiner TRACK LISTING HANDEL CD 1: Israel in Egypt Overture · Part I: Exodus CD 2: Israel in Egypt Part II: Moses' Song Two Coronation Anthems: Zadok the Priest; The King shall Rejoice 2009 is the 250th anniversary of Handel's death. The release in "Originals" of Israel in Egypt completes the series of Handel oratorio recordings John Eliot Gardiner made for Philips. "... first-rate soloists have been chosen from the chorus, and the digital recording is full and well-balanced. The Coronation Anthems are also winningly performed" Penguin Guide to Compact Discs RETURN TO THE TOP

	Cat. No.: 478 1369 Barcode: 00028947813699 Label: Decca 4CD Release Date: January			ALFRED BRENDEL \| Haydn: Piano Sonatas ARTISTS Alfred Brendel, piano TRACK LISTING HAYDN: 11 Piano Sonatas CD 1: [1]-[3] Sonata in C minor, H.XVI No.20 [4]-[6] Sonata in E flat, H.XVI No.49 CD 2: [1]-[3] Sonata in E minor, H.XVI No.34 [4]-[6] Sonata in B minor, H.XVI No.32 [7]-[8] Sonata in D, H.XVI No.42 [9] Fantasia in C, H.XVII No.4 [10] Adagio in F, H.XVII No.9 CD 3: [1]-[2] Sonata in C, H.XVI No.48 [3]-[4] Sonata in D, H.XVI No.51 [5]-[7] Sonata in C, H.XVI No.50 CD 4: [1]-[3] Sonata in E flat, H.XVI No.52 [4]-[5] Sonata in G, H.XVI No.40 [6]-[8] Sonata in D, H.XVI No.37 [9] Andante con variazioni in F minor, H.XVII No.6 2009 is the 200th Anniversary of Haydn's death. Alfred Brendel's award-winning set of 11 Haydn Sonatas in Decca Originals and available for the first time at mid-price. "This collection offers some of the best Haydn playing on record - and some of the best Brendel, too ... splendidly characterized and superbly recorded." Penguin Guide to Compact Discs RETURN TO THE TOP

	Cat. No.: 478 1380 Barcode: 00028947813804 Label: Decca CD Release Date: January			CECILIA BARTOLI \| An Italian Songbook ARTISTS Cecilia Bartoli, mezzo-soprano James Levine, piano TRACK LISTING [1] ROSSINI: Aragonese [2] BELLINI: Vaga luna che inargenti [3] DONIZETTI: Il Barcaiolo [4] DONIZETTI: Ah! rammenta, o belle Irene [5] BELLINI: L’Abbandono [6] ROSSINI: Or che di fiori adorno [7] BELLINI: Malinconia, ninfa gentile [8] DONIZETTI: Amore e morte [9] ROSSINI: Bolero [10] DONIZETTI: La conocchia [11] BELLINI: Il fervido desiderio [12] BELLINI: Torna, vezzosa Fillide [13] BELLINI: Vanne, o rosa fortunate [14] BELLINI: Dolente imagine di Fille mia [15] BELLINI: La farfalletta [16] ROSSINI: À ma belle mère [17] BELLINI: Per pietà, bell’idol mio [18] DONIZETTI: Me voglio fà ‘na casa [19] ROSSINI: L’esule [20] ROSSINI: La danza (tarantella napoletana) RETURN TO THE TOP

	Cat. No.: 478 1377 Barcode: 00028947813774 Label: Decca 2CD Release Date: January			ANTAL DORATI \| Haydn: The Creation ARTISTS Lucia Popp, Gabriel Werner Hollweg, Uriel Kurt Moll, Raphael Helena Döse, Eve Benjamin Luxon, Adam Brighton Festival Chorus Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Antal Dorati TRACK LISTING HAYDN: Die Schöpfung CD 1: Part I CD 2: Parts II & III 2009 marks the 200th anniversary of Haydn's death. One of Haydn's most popular choral works, conducted by the most celebrated Haydn interpreter. Antal Dorati did more than any other musician to bring Haydn to a wider public with his award-winning recordings of the complete symphonies and series of operas and choral works. "Dorati, as one would expect, directs a lively and well-sprung account ... the soloists are a splendid team ... the CD transfer is strikingly vivid and immediate." The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs RETURN TO THE TOP