The Music Pages | January 2010


	Cat. No.: 478 2122 Barcode: 0028947821229 Label: Decca CD Release Date: January			Valery Gergiev \| White Nights: Romantic Russian Showpieces ARTISTS Kirov Orchestra Chorus of the Kirov Opera Members of the Royal Dutch Marine Band Valery Gergiev TRACK LISTING Glinka: Russlan and Ludmilla – Overture Khachaturian: Gayaneh – Sabre Dance Khachaturian: Spartacus – Adagio Borodin: Prince Igor – Polovtsian Dances BORODIN: Polovtsian March LIADOV: Baba-Yaga, Op. 56 LIADOV: Kikimora, Op. 63 Tchaikovsky: Ouverture solennelle “1812”, Op. 49 A Russian showcase from Valery Gergiev and the Kirov Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre opens with a virtuoso Russlan and Ludmilla Overture, and concludes with a spectacular account of the ever-popular 1812 Overture. A demonstration quality disc that is now available at mid-price for the first time. RETURN TO THE TOP

	Cat. No.: 478 2120 Barcode: 0028947821205 Label: Decca CD Release Date: January			André Previn \| GERSHWIN: Rhapsody in Blue; Piano Concerto ARTISTS Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra André Previn, piano/conductor TRACK LISTING GERSHWIN: Rhapsody in Blue GERSHWIN: An American in Paris GERSHWIN: Piano Concerto in F The popular Gershwin triptych features André Previn as both pianist and conductor in this 1984 recording, which now appears at mid-price for the first time. RETURN TO THE TOP

	Cat. No.: 478 2119 Barcode: 0028947821199 Label: Decca CD Release Date: January			Sir John Eliot Gardiner \| Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem ARTISTS Charlotte Margiono, soprano Rodney Gilfrey, baritone Monteverdi Choir Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique John Eliot Gardiner TRACK LISTING BRAHMS: Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45 A highlight of John Eliot Gardiner’s pioneering account of Ein deutsches Requiem is the thrilling choral singing which distinguishes so many of his performances. Charlotte Margiono is the ethereal soprano soloist in this recording which is now at mid-price for the first time. Booklet contains sung text in German and English. RETURN TO THE TOP

	Cat. No.: 478 2121 Barcode: 0028947821212 Label: Decca CD Release Date: January			Jessye Norman \| Purcell: Dido and Aeneas ARTISTS Dido: Jessye Norman Aeneas: Thomas Allen Belinda: Marie McLaughlin Sorceress: Patricia Kern 1st Witch: Helen Walker 2nd Witch: Della Jones 2nd Woman: Elizabeth Gale 1st Sailor: Patrick Power Spirit: Derek Lee Ragin Chorus under the direction of Jane Glover English Chamber Orchestra Raymond Leppard TRACK LISTING PURCELL: Dido and Aeneas This famous recording of Purcell’s opera starring the incomparable Jessye Norman as Dido and Thomas Allen as Aeneas, was made over twenty years ago and has retained a firm foothold in the catalogue since it first appeared; it is now available at mid-price for the first time. Booklet includes libretto in English and German. RETURN TO THE TOP