The Music Pages | January 2009


	Cat. No.: 476 3218 Barcode: 0028947632184 Label: ABC Classics 5CD Box Release Date: January			Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra \| Australian Composers Series - Vol. 3 ARTISTS Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra Richard Mills conductor Dobbs Franks conductor Sebastian Lang-Lessing conductor Antony Walker conductor Kenneth Young conductor TRACK LISTING Malcolm Williamson – Epitaphs Our Man in Havana – Orchestral Suite Sinfonia Concertante Santiago de Espada – Overture for Orchestra Sinfonietta Epitaphs for Edith Sitwell Richard Meale - Cantilena Pacifica Concert Monologue from Mer de Glace Cantilena pacifica Variations Lumen Clouds now and then Homage to García Lorca Brett Dean – Testament Testament Etüdenfest Shadow Music Between Moments Game Over Peggy Glanville-Hicks - Etruscan Concerto Etruscan Concerto Sappho – Final Scene Tragic Celebration Letters from Morocco Gerard Brophy - Forbidden Colours The Republic of Dreams Mantras Maracatú Forbidden Colours Le Réveil de l’ange Five of the great names of Australian music are featured in this new release from ABC Classics. Richard Meale’s music traces a path from avant-garde pioneer to poet of lyrical melody; Brett Dean explores notions of loss, struggle, creativity and contemporary culture in his superbly crafted orchestral scores. The Latin rhythms of Malcolm Williamson’s Our Man in Havana sparkle with irrepressible energy; the finely etched and richly coloured images of Peggy Glanville-Hicks’ Etruscan Concerto evoke the mystery and grandeur of an ancient world, while Gerard Brophy’s sensual creations travel from Brazil to the Middle East and beyond. Recorded as part of the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra’s APRA Award-winning Australian music program, this 5CD box set, the eagerly-awaited third volume in the TSO’s Australian Composers series, presents some of the defining moments in Australian composition. RETURN TO THE TOP

	Cat. No.: 476 3223 Barcode: 0028947632238 Label: ABC Classics CD Release Date: January			Various Artists \| Cardio Classics – Orchestral Workout! ARTISTS Various TRACK LISTING STRETCH/WARM-UP JARRE Building the Barn from Witness WALK RESPIGHI Italiana from Ancient Airs and Dances PURCELL Symphony IV from The Fairy Queen BIZET Serenade RODRIGO Canario from Fantasía para un gentilhombre (excerpt) MONTEVERDI Chiome d’oro from the Seventh Book of Madrigals VIVALDI Gloria (excerpt) PURCELL Prelude from The Fairy Queen MENDELSSOHN Overture (excerpt) from A Midsummer Night’s Dream HANDEL Arrival of the Queen of Sheba from Solomon RODRIGO Fanfarre from Concierto Madrigal MOZART Overture from The Marriage of Figaro STRETCH ALBINONI Adagio from Oboe Concerto in D minor RUN GLUCK Dance of the Furies from Orphée et Euridice RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Flight of the Bumblebee from Tsar Saltan VINE Microsymphony (excerpt) GRIEG Praeludium from Holberg Suite ORFF O Fortuna from Carmina burana VIVALDI Summer: Presto from The Four Seasons ROSSINI Overture from The Thieving Magpie RAMEAU Bruit de guerre from Dardanus MOZART Dies Irae from Requiem GLINKA Overture from Ruslan and Ludmila VERDI Dies Irae (excerpt) from Requiem ROSSINI Overture from William Tell (excerpt) STRETCH MORRICONE Gabriel’s Oboe from The Mission Great music will transform your exercise experience! This carefully constructed album offers a real alternative to the standard gym ‘doof-doof’. It includes tracks for warming up and cooling down. The disc features a 25-minute ‘walk’ set, at a steadier pace than the 25-minute ‘run’ bracket, either of which could also be a suitable accompaniment for a floor class. Power up hills to the beat of Carmina burana, or be inspired to stride out to the joyful strains of Vivaldi. This disc is a perfect opportunity to capitalise on those New Year good intentions! RETURN TO THE TOP

	Cat. No.: 476 3269 Barcode: 0028947632696 Label: ABC Classics CD Release Date: January			Various Artists \| For You - Classical Love Songs ARTISTS Various TRACK LISTING MOZART Ruhe sanft (Softly rest, my dear one) from Zaide Sara Macliver soprano, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Sebastian Lang-Lessing conductor PUCCINI O soave fanciulla (O lovely maiden) from La bohème Antoinette Halloran soprano, Rosario La Spina tenor, The Queensland Orchestra, Stephen Mould conductor TRADITIONAL (arr. Canteloube) Baïlèro Yvonne Kenny soprano, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Kamirski conductor TRADITIONAL (arr. Erb) Shenandoah Cantillation, Antony Walker conductor FOSTER (arr. Swenson) Ah! May the Red Rose Live Alway Taryn Fiebig soprano, Andrew Greene piano HANDEL Silent Worship David Hobson tenor, Sinfonia Australis, Antony Walker conductor MONTEVERDI Pur ti miro (I adore you) from The Coronation of Poppea Sara Macliver soprano, Sally-Anne Russell mezzo-soprano, Orchestra of the Antipodes, Antony Walker conductor DVO?ÁK Song to the Moon from Rusalka Yvonne Kenny soprano, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Kamirski conductor MOZART Deh, vieni alla finestra (O come to the window) from Don Giovanni Teddy Tahu Rhodes baritone, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Ola Rudner conductor VINE Love Me Sweet from The Battlers Jane Edwards soprano, Marshall McGuire harp FOSTER (arr. Swenson) Why No One to Love? Sara Macliver soprano, The Queensland Orchestra, Brett Kelly conductor SAINT-SAËNS Mon coeur s’ouvre à ta voix (My heart opens to your voice) from Samson and Delilah Sally-Anne Russell mezzo-soprano, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Nicholas Milton conductor JOHNSON Have You Seen but a Whyte Lillie Grow Sara Macliver soprano, Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, Paul Dyer director MOZART Là ci darem la mano (Put your hand in mine) from Don Giovanni Isobel Buchanan soprano, John Pringle baritone, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Richard Bonynge conductor ABRAHAM Good Night from Victoria and her Hussar Yvonne Kenny soprano, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Richard Bonynge conductor TOMOANA (arr. O’Boyle) Pokarekare Ana (So ruffled are the waters) Teddy Tahu Rhodes baritone, Alison Morgan soprano, Jenny Duck-Chong alto, Sinfonia Australis, Antony Walker conductor For You is a gorgeous new compilation, released just in time for Valentine’s Day! Some of Australia’s finest performers have been included in this selection of beautiful love songs from ABC Classics. Whether it’s the operatic passion of Puccini, or the delicate nostalgia of traditional folksongs, as an expression of love this music has stood the test of time. For You makes an elegant alternative or accompaniment to the flowers, champagne or chocolates, and will last much longer too! RETURN TO THE TOP

	Cat. No.: 476 6984 Barcode: 0028947669845 Label: ABC Classics 4CD Release Date: January			Various \| Ultimate Baroque Collection ARTISTS Various TRACK LISTING CD1: HANDEL Arrival of the Queen of Sheba BACH Jesus bleibet meine Freude (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring) VIVALDI Concerto in G major for two guitars: II. Andante HANDEL Rinaldo: Lascia ch’io pianga (Let me weep) BACH Violin Concerto in A minor: III. Allegro assai HANDEL Water Music Suite No. 2: Alla Hornpipe BACH Brandenburg Concerto No. 3: I. [Allegro] HANDEL Messiah: Ev’ry Valley VIVALDI The Four Seasons: Spring GLUCK Orphée et Eurydice: Dance of the Furies BACH Magnificat: I. Magnificat anima mea Dominum (My soul magnifies the Lord) VIVALDI Flute Concerto No. 3 ‘The Goldfinch’: I. Allegro PURCELL The Fairy Queen: Thrice Happy Lovers HANDEL Xerxes: Largo (Ombra mai fù) MARCELLO Oboe Concerto in D minor: III. Presto HANDEL Xerxes: Nè men con l’ombre d’infedeltà (Not with even a shadow of unfaithfulness) BACH Brandenburg Concerto No. 5: I. Allegro HANDEL Semele: Oh Sleep, Why Dost Thou Leave Me? CD2: PACHELBEL Canon in D major CLARKE Trumpet Voluntary VIVALDI The Four Seasons: Summer BACH Double Violin Concerto: II. Largo ma non tanto HANDEL Water Music Suite No. 1: Air HANDEL Semele: Iris, Hence Away VIVALDI Guitar Concerto in D major: II. Largo HANDEL Messiah: Why Do the Nations HANDEL Zadok the Priest PURCELL The Fairy Queen: Symphony while the Swans Come Forward BACH Air on the G String HANDEL Alcina: Verdi prati, selve amene (Pastures green, shady woods) ALBINONI Oboe Concerto in D minor: II. Adagio BACH Brandenburg Concerto No. 2: I. Allegro PURCELL Dido and Aeneas: Ayre (‘Ah, Belinda’) HANDEL Messiah: Pifa (Pastoral Symphony) VIVALDI Longe mala (Evils, Begone): Descende, o coeli ros (Come down, O dew from heaven) CD3: VIVALDI The Four Seasons: Autumn CHARPENTIER Te Deum: Prelude HANDEL The Trumpet’s Loud Clangor PURCELL Dido and Aeneas: Dido’s Lament BACH Violin Concerto in E major: I. Allegro MONTEVERDI Vespers: Deus in adiutorium meum intende (O God, come to my aid) GLUCK Orphée et Eurydice: Dance of the Blessed Spirits HANDEL Let the Bright Seraphim VIVALDI Concerto No. 9 from L’estro armonico: I. Allegro CHARPENTIER Christmas Cantata: Nuit (Night) HANDEL Jesu meine Freude (Jesu, my joy) PURCELL Chacony in G minor PURCELL The Fairy Queen: If Love’s a Sweet Passion HANDEL Radamisto: Quando mai spietata sorte (Tell me, pitiless fate) BACH Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen (First movement) PURCELL The Fairy Queen: Act IV Symphony – Canzona TELEMANN Musique de table, Production I: Ouverture CD4: HANDEL Messiah: Hallelujah! VIVALDI The Four Seasons: Winter ALBINONI Adagio in G minor BACH Violin and Oboe Concerto in C minor: I. Allegro GLUCK Orfeo ed Euridice: Che farò senza Euridice? (What will I do without Eurydice?) HANDEL Concerto for two guitars in B-flat major: I. Andante – Allegro VIVALDI Gloria: I. Gloria in excelsis Deo (Glory to God in the highest) BACH Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV565 VIVALDI Violin Concerto in A major ‘The Cuckow’: III. Allegro HANDEL Oh! Had I Jubal’s Lyre LOCATELLI Christmas Concerto: Pastorale HANDEL Alcina: Tornami a vagheggiar (Come back to me and gaze with longing) BACH Brandenburg Concerto No. 4: I. Allegro HANDEL Messiah: I Know That My Redeemer Liveth PURCELL Fairest Isle Over five hours of your favourite Baroque music, from Pachelbel’s Canon to Bach’s mighty Toccata and Fugue in D minor. This is the essential collection of Baroque masterpieces, brought together in one handy box set: the complete Four Seasons of Vivaldi, plus Handel’s Zadok the Priest, Dido’s Lament from Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas and highlights from Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos, Handel’s Messiah, Vivaldi’s Gloria and much, much more. RETURN TO THE TOP

	Cat. No.: 478 1133 Barcode: 0028947811336 Label: Decca 2CD Release Date: January			DANIEL BARENBOIM \| New Year's Concert 2009 ARTISTS Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Daniel Barenboim TRACK LISTING CD 1 J STRAUSS II: A Night in Venice - Overture Fairy Tales from the Orient - Waltz Op. 444 Anna’s Polka, Op.117 Express Mail - Polka, Op.159 Roses from the South - Waltz, Op. 388 Magic Bullets - Polka Op. 326 The Gypsy Baron - Overture The Gypsy Baron - Entrance March Treasure Waltz Op. 418 J HELLMESBERGER II: Spanish Waltz CD 2 J STRAUSS I: Zampa-Galopp, Op.62 J STRAUSS II: Alexandrine’s Polka – French Polka Op.198 J STRAUSS II: Thunder and Lightning - Polka, Op.324 JOSEPH STRAUSS: Music of the Spheres – Waltz Op. 235 J STRAUSS II: Hurrah for Hungary! – Polka Op. 332 HAYDN: Symphony No. 45 in F sharp minor, “Farewell” - IV. Finale ENCORES J STRAUSS II: We’re not that worried! - Polka, Op. 413 J STRAUSS II: Blue Danube - Waltz Op. 314 J STRAUSS I: Radetzky-March, Op. 228 THE FIRST VIENNESE NEW YEAR FOR ONE OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST CONDUCTORS, DANIEL BARENBOIM The New Year's Concert in Vienna has been a glorious tradition for over six decades. A best-selling classical event year on year, the concert has unique global appeal. It is broadcast on TV and radio to over 50 countries, and is viewed by tens of millions of people all over the world. The 2009 New Year's Day Concert will be conducted by the Argentinean-Israeli pianist and conductor Daniel Barenboim for the first time. From 1991-2006 Barenboim was the principal conductor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and since 1992 has been the General Music Director of the State Opera Unter den Linden in Berlin. Barenboim's debut with the Vienna Philharmonic took place in 1989, and he has since been a regular guest. In 1999, Barenboim and the late Palestinian academic Edward Säid founded the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, in which young musicians from the Middle East and Israel perform together. Among the many awards Barenboim has received, was the Ernst von Siemens Music Prize in Vienna in 2006. In September 2007 Barenboim was named as United Nations Peace Envoy. The concert programme for 1st January 2009 will be the customary collection of Viennese delights, with six first time performances. The first part of the concert is inspired by the conductor’s biography. For example, the waltz Märchen aus dem Orient (Tales from the Orient), alludes to a modern “fairy tale” – the founding of the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, a symbol of inter-cultural tolerance. Other first performances in the first half include J Strauss II’s Schnellpost-Polka (Express Mail Polka) and J Hellmesberger’s Valse Espagnole (Spanish Waltz). The second part of the concert makes constant allusions to the life and work of Joseph Haydn, culminating with the final movement of Haydn’s Symphony No. 45 - "Farewell" Symphony. This is the first time a work by Haydn has featured in the New Year’s Concert programme, and it will launch a year of events marking the bicentenary of the death of this great Austrian composer who died in Vienna in May 1809. Other first appearances in the second half of the concert include J Strauss I's Zampa-Galopp and J Strauss II’s Alexandrine's Polka. RETURN TO THE TOP

	Cat. No.: 477 6534 Barcode: 0028947765349 Label: DG 2CD Release Date: January			GIDON KREMER \| The Many Musics of Gidon Kremer ARTISTS Gidon Kremer, violin Martha Argerich, piano Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Kim Kashkashian, viola Wiener Philharmoniker Nikolaus Harnoncourt TRACK LISTING BRAHMS: Violin Concerto in D major Op. 77 MOZART: Sinfonia concertante in E flat major, K. 364 (320d) MENDELSSOHN: Concerto for violin, piano and string orchestra in D minor GLASS: Violin Concerto SCHNITTKE: Concerto grosso No. 1 for two violins, harpsichord, prepared piano and string orchestra LOURIÉ: Concerto da camera for violin and string orchestra BEETHOVEN: Violin Sonata in C minor op. 30 no. 2 SCHUBERT: Octet in F major D 803 MILSTEIN: Paganiniana R. STRAUSS: Violin Sonata in E flat major op. 18 BRAHMS: Piano Quartet no. 1 in G minor op. 25 BONUS DESYATNIKOV: Wie der alte Leiermann PIAZZOLLA: Fuga y Misterio ? Oblivion ‘You always hear in his playing – as well as all the apparent effortlessness and facility – the way he’s irresistibly attracted by risk and danger. Sticking to the safety of well-trodden paths doesn’t seem to interest him’ Nikolaus Harnoncourt Always an explorer among today’s virtuoso violinists, Gidon Kremer presents a personal selection of some of his greatest Deutsche Grammophon recordings, displaying the full range of his repertoire and tastes, and paying tribute at the same time to the musical partners of a lifetime – to Martha Argerich, Leonard Bernstein, Tatiana Grindenko, Mischa Maisky and Oleg Maisenberg, among others, and above all, to his own creation, Kremerata Baltica, who perform with unrivalled virtuosity in three unforgettable bonus tracks. RETURN TO THE TOP