Trio has received consistently good press coverage in the last couple of years and has proven to be very popular with collectors too. This latest collection of releases is sure to be just as acclaimed.

Catalogue Number:
 477 5502
Barcode:
 0028947755029
Label:
 DG 3CD
Release date:
3 July

ARTISTS
Wolfgang Schneiderhan, violin
Carl Seemann, piano

TRACKLISTING
BEETHOVEN :
Sonata No. 1 Op. 12/1
Sonata No. 2 Op. 12/2
Sonata No. 3 Op. 12/3
Sonata No. 4 Op. 23
Sonata No. 5 Op. 24 "Spring"
Sonata No. 6 Op. 30/1
Sonata No. 7 Op. 30/2
Sonata No. 8 Op. 30/3
Sonata No. 9 Op. 47 'Kreutzer'
Sonata No. 10 Op. 96

Ludwig van Beethoven's ten violin sonatas make a splendid cycle, reflecting many facets of the composer's personality and covering most of his mature career.

Wolfgang Schneiderhan was one of the finest violinists of his generation and these recordings, made with pianist Carl Seemann are here being released for the first time on CD .

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Catalogue Number:
 477 5506
Barcode:
 0028947755067
Label:
 DG 3CD
Release date:
3 July

ARTISTS
Matt Haimowitz, cello
Philippe Cassard, piano

TRACKLISTING
BRITTEN : Suite Op. 72
CRUMB : Sonata
WEBERN : 3 Little Pieces
DUTILLEUX : 3 Strophes
DEBUSSY : Sonata
BRITTEN : Tema Sacher
BRITTEN : Sonata in C for Cello and Piano Op. 65
REGER : Suite in G major Op. 131c No. 1
HINDEMITH : Sonata Op. 25 No. 3
DAVIDOVSKY : Synchronisms No. 3
BRITTEN : Second Suite Op. 80
SESSIONS : Six Pieces
HARBISON : Suite
PERLE : Hebrew Melodies
KODALY : Sonata Op. 8
BRITTEN : Third Suite Op. 87
BERIO : Le mots sont allés
HENZE : Capriccio
LIGETI : Sonata

This collection represents a wonderful conspectus of cello music written in the last century. The recording includes Britten's three solo Suites, the great Kodaly solo Sonata, and classics by Debussy and Webern. The 3CD set also includes rare repertoire such as pieces by Reger, Hindemith, Davidovsky, Sessions, Harbison, Perle, Berio, Henze, Ligeti. All of this music receives wonderful advocacy from the artistic playing of Matt Haimowitz. It really is a special release with no comparable set available on the market.

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Catalogue Number:
 477 5510
Barcode:
 0028947755104
Label:
 DG 3CD
Release date:
3 July

ARTISTS
Tamás Vásáry, piano
Berliner Philharmoniker
Jerzy Semkow · Janos Kulka

TRACKLISTING
CHOPIN :
12 Etudes Op. 10
12 Etudes Op. 25
4 Impromptus
Sonata No. 2 Op. 35
Sonata No. 3 Op. 58
4 Mazurkas Op. Posth. (No. 54, D major), Op. 67/3, Op. 68/2, Op. 7/1
Introduction and Variations on a German National Air, Op. Posth.
Mazurka A flat Op. Posth.
Berceuse Op. 57
Polonaise Op. 53
Concerto No. 1 in E minor Op. 11
Concerto No. 2 in F minor Op. 21

This new release is a companion to DG's successful first set of Vásary's Chopin on Trio. This set completes the survey of Vásary's DG Chopin recordings. There is a total of 226 minutes of piano bliss.
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Catalogue Number:
 477 5514
Barcode:
 0028947755142
Label:
 DG 3CD
Release date:
3 July

ARTISTS
Göteborgs Symfoniker
Neeme Järvi

TRACKLISTING
NIELSEN :
Symphony No. 1
Symphony No. 2 'The Four Temperaments'
Symphony No.3 'Sinfonia espansiva'
Symphony No. 4 'The Inextinguishable'
Symphony No. 5
Symphony No. 6 'Sinfonia semplice'

With this release, a much-admired set returns to the catalogue. As Gramophone wrote on this recording: 'this orchestra which Nielsen often visited in the early part of the century have this music in their blood. They give of their best for Neeme Järvi.'

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Catalogue Number:
 477 5518
Barcode:
 0028947755180
Label:
 DG 3CD
Release date:
3 July

ARTISTS
Drolc Quartet
Karl Leister, clarinet (quintet)

TRACKLISTING
REGER :
String Quartet in G minor, Op 54 No. 1
String Quartet in E flat, Op. 109
String Quartet in A, Op. 54 No. 2
String Quartet in D minor, Op. 74
String Quartet in F sharp minor, Op. 121
Quintet in A for Clarinet and Four Strings, Op. 146

The Drolc Quartet, formed in 1950 by the violinist Eduard Drolc and other Berlin Philharmonic members, acquired a reputation in the 1950s as a first-rate classical ensemble. In 1963 Drolc started all over again with three non-BPO players: this change of personnel affected the group's style, which became warmer and more romantic. The Drolc Quartet began working regularly for DG in 1965 and it is best remembered for these Reger recordings. Eduard Drolc's sudden death on 5 June 1973, aged 53, brought the end of a fine ensemble. In the Clarinet Quintet the players had the benefit of collaborating with the long-time BPO principal, Karl Leister, a specialist in the work. He has since recorded it with two other groups but this first effort has not been effaced.
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Catalogue Number:
 477 5522
Barcode:
 0028947755227
Label:
 DG 3CD
Release date:
3 July

ARTISTS
Soile Isokoski, soprano (Luonnotar)
Göteborgs Symfoniker
Neeme Järvi

TRACKLISTING
SIBELIUS :
Karelia Suite, Op. 11
Luonnotar, Op. 70
Andante Festivo
The Oceanides. Tone Poem for Orchestra, Op.73
King Christian, Op.27 - Suite
Andante sostenuto - Allegro moderato - Allegro (Finlandia, Op.26)
Pohjolas Daughter, Op.49
Nightride and Sunrise, Op.55
Lemminkäinen Suite Op.22
En Saga, Op. 9
Spring Song - Symphonic Poem Op.16
Valse triste, Op.44 - from incidental music to Kuolema
Kurkikotaus, Op.44, No.2 - from incidental music to Kuolema
Canzonetta, Op.62a - from incidental music to Kuolema
Valse romantique, Op.62b - from incidental music to Kuolema
The Bard - Symphonic Poem, Op.64
Tapiola, Op.112

All the major works of Sibelius's orchestral output are collected here in these wonderfully idiomatic performances of Neeme Järvi. The composer's perennially popular works like Finlandia, Luonnotar, Karelia Suite, Oceanides, King Christian, The Swan of Tuonela, are all included as are the Four Legends, Pohojola's Daughter, Night Ride and Sunrise, En Saga, Spring Song, 4 excerpts from Kuolema, The Bard, Tapiola.

These recordings represent a magnificent introduction into the genius of one of Scandinavia's finest composers, played, as it is, by one of today's finest conductors of this music.

Collectors should also look out for Neeme Järvi's new DG Sibelius symphonies set on SACD hybrid which is also going to be issued shortly on DG.

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