The Music Pages | July 2008


	Cat. No.: 4766811 Barcode: 0028947668114 Label: ABC Classics CD Release Date: July			LISA GASTEEN \| SIMONE YOUNG Transcendent Love – The Passions of Wagner and Strauss ARTISTS Lisa Gasteen, soprano West Australian Symphony Orchestra Simone Young conductor TRACK LISTING WAGNER: Wesendonck Lieder WAGNER: Prelude (Tristan und Isolde) R. STRAUSS: Zueignung R. STRAUSS: Heimliche Aufforderung R. STRAUSS: Allerseelen R. STRAUSS: Metamorphosen Making her debut with ABC Classics is superstar soprano Lisa Gasteen. This CD contains some of the most ardent songs of love and desire ever composed by the great Romantics Wagner and Strauss, as well as instrumental interludes, including Strauss' elegiac masterpiece, Metamorphosen and Wagner's perennial favourite, the Prelude to Tristan and Isolde. Acknowledged as the finest Australian dramatic soprano of her generation, Gasteen is in her element in these stirring music dramas. With acclaimed conductor Simone Young at the helm of the West Australian Symphony Orchestra, this Wagner and Strauss is a state-of-the-art aural extravaganza - and destined to become a classic. RETURN TO THE TOP

	Cat. No.: 476 6442 Barcode: 0028947664420 Label: ABC Classics 6CD Release Date: July			MELBOURNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA TCHAIKOVSKY: The Complete Symphonies ARTISTS Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Oleg Caetani conductor TRACK LISTING TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 1 in G minor, Op. 13 Winter Daydreams Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op. 17 Little Russian Symphony No. 3 in D major, Op. 29 Polish Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36 Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64 Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 Pathétique Manfred – Symphony in four scenes, Op. 58 The complete symphonies of Tchaikovsky are an imperative for any serious record collector. And this recording from the critically acclaimed MSO Live series is set to become a classic. From the first symphony, 'Winter Daydreams', written when the composer was just 20, to his sixth and final symphony, which was composed in the last year of his life, these symphonies provide astonishing insight into the life and emotional journey of one of the greatest composers. Under the baton of Oleg Caetani, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra delivers performances of brilliance, flair, passion and requisite angst. Essential listening. RETURN TO THE TOP

	Cat. No.: 4766168 Barcode: 0028947661689 Label: ABC Classics 5CD Release Date: July			RICHARD TOGNETTI J.S. BACH: Sonatas and Concertos for Violin - 5CD box ARTISTS Richard Tognetti, violin Australian Chamber Orchestra Helena Rathbone, violin Diana Doherty, oboe Neal Peres Da Costa, harpsichord, organ Daniel Yeadon, cello, viola da gamba TRACK LISTING J.S. BACH: Violin Sonata No. 1 in G minor, BWV1001 Violin Partita No. 1 in B minor, BWV1002 Violin Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV1003 Violin Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV1004 Violin Sonata No. 3 in C major, BWV1005 Violin Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV1006 Concerto for violin in A minor, BWV1041 Concerto for violin in E major, BWV1042 Concerto for violin and oboe in C minor, BWV1060 Concerto for two violins in D minor, BWV1043 Violin Sonata No. 1 in B minor, BWV1014 Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, BWV1015 Violin Sonata No. 3 in E major, BWV1016 Violin Sonata No. 4 in C minor, BWV1017 Violin Sonata No. 5 in F minor, BWV1018 Violin Sonata No. 6 in G major, BWV1019 Now available at a special price, the entire collection of Richard Tognetti’s renowned Bach violin recordings in a special 5CD box set. Includes the ARIA winning double CD Bach Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin, the critically acclaimed Bach Violin Concertos and the recently released double CD Bach Sonatas for Violin and Keyboard. RETURN TO THE TOP

	Cat. No.: 476 6834 Barcode: 0028947668343 Label: ABC Classics CD Release Date: July			JOHN CHEN \| Fountains: Piano impressions by Debussy and Ravel ARTISTS John Chen, piano TRACK LISTING RAVEL: Jeux d’eau DEBUSSY: Suite bergamasque RAVEL: Pavane pour une infante défunte RAVEL: Miroirs DEBUSSY: Pour le piano DEBUSSY: Les soirs illuminés par l’ardeur du charbon The names Debussy and Ravel are synonymous with dreamy, contemplative, sublime and slightly quirky music. Their works for solo piano remain touchstones for performers, requiring consummate musicianship and sensitivity. This CD from John Chen is his debut solo album with ABC Classics. In 2004, at the age of 18, John Chen became the youngest-ever winner of the prestigious Sydney International Piano Competition. He was also awarded special prizes for best performance of works by Beethoven, Mozart, Schubert, Chamber Music, and the 19th/20th Century Concerto. This followed his win in the third Lev Vlassenko Australasian Piano Competition in Brisbane in 2003, where he swept all the special prizes. RETURN TO THE TOP

	Cat. No.: 4766814 Barcode: 0028947668145 Label: ABC Music CD Release Date: July			DAVID JONES \| FIONA BURNETT Sound Inspirations – Music of Pure Invention ARTISTS Fiona Burnett, saxophone David Jones, drums TRACK LISTING The First Breath Dream State Recollections The Call Dance of the Nature Spirits Mountain Stream Radiant Light Fire With Fire – Volcanic Tiny Jewels White Lotus Flowering Full Moon Rising Epilogue - The Final Breath Sound Inspirations is a musical dialogue between the remarkable Fiona Burnett on soprano saxophone and master drummer/percussionist David Jones. This meditative and lyrical journey is composed, yet the music that is played is improvised. This concept CD takes inspiration from many different cultures and different ages. This is an hour of music to take you away from the everyday and the mundane, providing an opportunity to contemplate, to unwind and to find the time to reflect on the world around us. This is a musical experience that will be treasured for many years to come. RETURN TO THE TOP

	Cat. No.: 476 6496 Barcode: 0028947664963 Label: ABC Classics 2CD Release Date: July			VARIOUS ARTISTS \| Classical Chill ARTISTS Various TRACK LISTING CD1: SATIE: Gymnopédie No. 1 MASSENET: Méditation (Thaïs) CACCINI: Ave Maria KATS-CHERNIN: Eliza Aria (Wild Swans) J.S. BACH: Adagio (Concerto in C minor for violin and oboe) DEBUSSY: Clair de lune CUNIO: The Sacred Fire TRAD. IRISH: The Cliffs of Dooneen ELGAR: Nimrod (Enigma Variations) PUCCINI: O mio babbino caro (Gianni Schicchi) VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Fantasia on Greensleeves TOURNIER: Towards the spring in the woods TRAD. SCOTTISH: Unst Bridal March MARTIN: Air from the suite Guitare TRAD. IRISH: She Moved through the Fair MOZART: Adagio (Clarinet Concerto) PRICE: Rustin RAVEL: Pavane pour une infante défunte CD2: CANTELOUBE: Baïléro (Songs of the Auvergne) J.S. BACH: Air on the G String GOULD: Annie Bridget Nolan SANZ: Folias FAURÉ: Sicilienne (Pelléas et Mélisande) HANDEL: Lascia ch’io pianga (Rinaldo) BIEBL: Ave Maria (excerpt) KOCH: Reverie KATS-CHERNIN: Silver Pearls MASSENET: The Last Sleep of the Virgin HANDEL: Passacaille MOZART: Ruhe sanft, mein holdes Leben (Zaide) KOSMA: Autumn Leaves FAURÉ: Pie Jesu (Requiem) CACCINI: Amarilli, mia bella VINE: Semplice (Red Blues) SCHUBERT: Serenade J.S. BACH: Sinfonia (Arioso) Kids getting you down, traffic a hassle, life in general getting on your nerves? Chill out with classical favourites – soaring melodies and easy-listening gems to transport you onto a whole new level of reality. Elgar, Puccini, Bach, Mozart and other great composers lead you into an enchanted place where there’s time to breathe. In short, two hours of unadulterated classical bliss, including rare treats guaranteed to induce ultimate peace and relaxation. RETURN TO THE TOP

	Cat. No.: 476 6743 Barcode: 0028947667438 Label: ABC Classics CD Release Date: July			VARIOUS ARTISTS \| A Night at the Opera ARTISTS Various TRACK LISTING MOZART: Overture (The Marriage of Figaro) HANDEL: Lascia ch'io pianga (Rinaldo) MOZART: Voi che sapete (The Marriage of Figaro) MOZART: Là ci darem la mano (Don Giovanni) MOZART: Porgi amor (The Marriage of Figaro) DONIZETTI: Una furtiva lagrima (The Elixir of Love) BIZET: Au fond du temple saint (The Pearl Fishers) BIZET: Toreador's Song (Carmen) DELIBES: Flower Duet (Lakmé) MASCAGNI: Intermezzo (Cavalleria Rusticana) VERDI: Ritorna vincitor (Aida) PUCCINI: O soave fanciulla (La bohème) PUCCINI: Un bel dì (Madama Butterfly) PUCCINI: Viene la sera (Madama Butterfly) PUCCINI: O mio babbino caro (Gianni Schicchi) PUCCINI: Nessun dorma (Turandot) DVORÁK: Song to the Moon (Rusalka) Sing along to a selection of some of opera's greatest hits. Warm up your voice with Handel's sublime 'Lascia ch'io pianga', luxuriate in the tuneful ease of Mozart's 'Porgi Amor', and get in touch with your inner hero with Puccini's 'Nessun Dorma'! This CD offers a snapshot of two centuries of operatic genius and boasts a who’s who of Australia’s leading singers – Yvonne Kenny, David Hobson, Sara Macliver, Teddy Tahu Rhodes, Rosario La Spina and Antoinette Halloran. RETURN TO THE TOP

	Cat. No.: 476 6813 Barcode: 0028947668138 Label: ABC Classics CD Release Date: July			VARIOUS ARTISTS \| A Night at the Proms ARTISTS Various TRACK LISTING ELGAR: Land of Hope and Glory (Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1) PARRY: Jerusalem ELGAR: Nimrod (Enigma Variations, Op. 36) HOLST: Jupiter (The Planets) VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Five Variants of 'Dives and Lazarus' DELIUS: On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring (Two Pieces for Small Orchestra) GRAINGER: Irish Tune from County Derry COATES: 'The Dam Busters' March ELGAR: Cockaigne (In London Town), Op. 40 DELIUS: The Walk to the Paradise Garden (A Village Romeo and Juliet) VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Fantasia on Greensleeves What is it about British music that so profoundly stirs the soul? ‘Land of Hope and Glory’, ‘Nimrod’, and ‘Jupiter’ from The Planets are just three of many English classics that speak to peoples of all nations, simultaneously bringing a patriotic lump to the throat and – if their prominent use in advertising is anything to go by – inspiring consumers to purchase anything from luxury cars to rugby tickets. Put them together in a CD of the best of British orchestral and choral music and you have the next best thing to being there at the Last Night of the Proms itself. RETURN TO THE TOP

	Cat. No.: 477 7957 Barcode: 0028947779575 Label: DG 6CD Release Date: 5 July			DIETRICH FISCHER-DIESKAU \| SCHUMANN: Lieder ARTISTS Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone Christoph Eschenbach, piano TRACK LISTING SCHUMANN: Lieder Over several years, Fischer-Dieskau and Eschenbach collaborated on recordings of Schumann Lieder for male voice. The set is now reintroduced to the catalogue. RETURN TO THE TOP

	Cat. No.: 477 7956 Barcode: 0028947779568 Label: DG 3CD Release Date: July			DIETRICH FISCHER-DIESKAU \| SCHUBERT: The Song Cycles ARTISTS Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone Gerald Moore, piano TRACK LISTING SCHUBERT: Die schöne Müllerin Winterreise Schwanengesang The timeless and award-winning recordings of the Schubert cycles with Fischer-Dieskau and Moore, now once more available. RETURN TO THE TOP

	Cat. No.: 480 1132 Barcode: 0028948011322 Label: Decca CD Release Date: July			ZUBIN MEHTA \| The Maestro ARTISTS Zubin Mehta Israel Philharmonic Orchestra Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra TRACK LISTING RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Capriccio Espagnol, Op.34 MUSSORGSKY: Promenade - The gnome [Pictures at an Exhibition - Orchestrated by Maurice Ravel] TCHAIKOVSKY: 3. Allegro molto vivace [Symphony No.6 in B minor, Op.74 -"Pathétique"] MAHLER: "Bimm Bamm. Es sungen drei Engel" [Symphony No.3 in D minor - Part 2] BEETHOVEN: Overture - Introduction (Allegro non troppo) [The Creatures of Prometheus, Op.43] MOZART: 4. Rondo (Allegro) [Serenade in G, K.525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik"] JOHN WILLIAMS: Princess Leia's Theme [Star Wars] BLOCH: Schelomo PUCCINI: Signore, ascolta [Turandot / Act 1] PUCCINI: Non piangere Liù [Turandot / Act 1] One of the greatest conductors alive, Zubin Mehta and the Israel Philharmonic will visit Australia for concerts at the Sydney Opera House on 26, 27 and 28 July. The repertoire will include Mahler’s Third Symphony, Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique and Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition. This is a souvenir of the event, with music from all those pieces as well working back into the 18th century with Mozart and Beethoven, into the world of present-day composers with music from Star Wars and the thrilling Act I conclusion of Turandot from the award-winning recording with Sutherland, Pavarotti and Caballé. RETURN TO THE TOP

	Cat. No.: 477 7346 Barcode: 0028947773467 Label: DG CD Release Date: Available now			HILARY HAHN \| SIBELIUS & SCHOENBERG: Violin Concertos ARTISTS Hilary Hahn, violin Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra / Esa-Pekka Salonen TRACK LISTING SIBELIUS: Violin Concerto, Op. 47 SCHOENBERG: Violin Concerto, Op. 36 Hilary Hahn’s long-awaited recording of the famous Sibelius Violin Concerto, one of the most popular romantic concertos in the repertoire is now released locally. In another original pairing Hahn brings together the familiar, highly commercial Sibelius with the rarely performed Violin Concerto by Arnold Schoenberg, creating a strong repertoire story for promotion. Hahn brings out the romantic qualities of Schoenberg’s Concerto – known as one of the most difficult pieces in the violin repertoire – showing why it makes an ideal coupling with the Sibelius - “Hahn didn’t merely play the notes, she passionately engaged with them.” (The Daily Telegraph, on a live performance of the Schoenberg Violin Concerto). Esa-Pekka Salonen is the ideal musical partner in this project, being both an acclaimed Sibelius interpreter and a known advocate of 20th-century music in concert halls worldwide RETURN TO THE TOP

	Cat. No.: 475 9355 Barcode: 0028947593553 Label: Decca CD Release Date: July			ACCADEMIA BIZANTINA \| OTTAVIO DANTONE J.S. BACH: Concertos for Harpsichord ARTISTS Accademia Bizantina Ottavio Dantone TRACK LISTING J.S. BACH: Concerto in E major BWV 1053 Concerto in A major BWV 1055 Concerto in F minor BWV 1056 Concerto in D minor BWV 1052 ‘Ottavio Dantone's chamber organ sparkled to the rustic sound of gut strings.’ The Independent Accademia Bizantina makes a rapturous return to Decca as one of the main period ensembles to spearhead the revival of L’Oiseau Lyre. Famous for colourful interpretations, skilful technique and energetic performances on original instruments, the Accademia Bizantina under their conductor Ottavio Dantone is unanimously viewed by today’s critics as one of the best ensembles operating in the field of 17th and 18th century music interpretation. This new album features some of Bach's most memorable music, recorded with one player per part. The concertos were originally written for harpsichord and strings, and Accademia Bizantina has returned to the original scoring to achieve an intimate dialogue between the solo instrument and the accompanying strings. RETURN TO THE TOP