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Cat. No.: 477 6578 |
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ARTISTS Anna Netrebko, soprano
TRACK LISTING PUCCINI: O soave fanciulla ( La Bohème ) The heat is on! Opera's 'golden couple' Anna Netrebko and Rolando Villazón pair up for their first duets recording. This album is poised to become THE album of 2007. After last year's sensational La Traviata - 365,000 items sold across all formats - Anna Netrebko and Rolando Villazón's first duets recording will be the most sought-after album of all frontline releases. 'The golden couple' ( The Guardian ) performs popular love duets from Lucia di Lammermoor, Rigoletto, Roméo et Juliette, Manon, Les Pêcheurs de perles . As a gift to one another, Anna and Rolando also sing in each other's native language with duets from Luisa Fernanda and Iolanta. The buzz track is Puccini's famous duet from La bohème 'O soave fanciulla!' - a beloved classic that the stage duo frequently incorporates into their concert programmes. A super deluxe version with a special packaging is in preparation which will include a performance DVD featuring highlights of the Paris concert. |
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Cat. No.: 477 6457 |
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Cat. No.: 476 5941 |
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Taryn Fiebig soprano Fiona Campbell mezzo-soprano Ensemble Battistin
TRACK LISTING MICHEL PIGNOLET DE MONTÉCLAIR - La mort de Didon (The Death of Dido) JEAN-BAPTISTE STUCK - L'amant réconcilié (The Reconciled Lover) MICHEL PIGNOLET DE MONTÉCLAIR - Ariane et Bachus (Ariadne and Bacchus) JEAN-BAPTISTE STUCK - Céphale et Aurore (Cephalus and Aurora) The Perfection of Music - Masterpieces of the French Baroque is a new series of five discs of French Baroque music made in association with the University of Western Australia and Edith Cowan University. This album, Volume 1 in the series, explores the beautiful cantata repertoire, featuring Taryn Fiebig, Fiona Campbell, an ensemble on period instruments playing rare Baroque pieces and several world premiere recordings. With in-depth scholarly notes on Baroque music and performance practice, this prestigious series will become indispensable to any fan of Baroque music. MARKETING PLANS National Radio Promotion on ABC Classic FM |
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Cat. No.: 476 5955 |
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La Compañia Danny Lucin, director Sara Macliver, soprano
TRACK LISTING ARAÑÉS: Chacona: A la vida bona WILLAERT: Sempre mi ride GUERRERO: Nino LLorando GUERRERO: Pastores GUERRERO: La Perra Mora ANON: Nina y vina ANON: Florentine Dance Suite FESTA: Madonna, io mi consumo MACHADO: Dos estrellas le siguen VICENTINO: Canzon da sonar 'La bella' MERULO: Canzon 23 á 5 GASTOLDI: L'innamorato CABEZON: Je fille quant dieu me donne de quoy MALVEZZI: Sinfonia from 4th Intermedio MALVEZZI: Sinfonia from 5th Intermedio MALVEZZI: E noi con questa bella diva ANON: Riu, riu, chiu FLECHA: Dindirindin FLECHA: El Fuego La Compañia is a group of Melbourne musicians united by a desire to explore early European music. Their instrumental blend of strings, winds and brass allows for exciting sound combinations and, together with their impressive use of improvisation and ornamentation, has established their reputation for presenting innovative programs and dynamic performances. Italian and Spanish music of the Renaissance is the focus of this album which stars special guest soprano Sara Macliver. MARKETING PLANS National Radio Promotion on ABC Classic FM |
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Cat. No.: 475 8155 |
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Nelson Freire, piano
TRACK LISTING BEETHOVEN: Sonata No.21 in C Major, Op.53 'Waldstein'
'The Pianists' Pianist' plays essential Beethoven masterpieces. Brazilian Nelson Freire is among the truly great living musicians. He continues to give live performances to rapturous critical acclaim - in solo recitals, concerto performances and in duo concerts with his friend and champion Martha Argerich. Neslon Freire's recording of Brahms's two piano concertos was among the most acclaimed of 2006, garnering an enviable number of prestigious prizes: Diapason d'Or, Grand Prix de l'Academie Charles Cros, Choc du Monde de la Musique, 10 by Repertoire and Classica. Freire follows that release with his fourth Decca solo album. After two albums of Chopin and one of Schumann this new disc of Beethoven sonatas features another composer who is central to Freire's career. This album features three of Beethoven's best-loved piano sonatas - Les Adieux, the Waldstein and perhaps the most popular piano piece of all - the Moonlight sonata. 'Indisputably one of the greatest living pianists.' International Record Review 'If there is a more suave, pianistic and subtly-gifted artist before us today, I cannot imagine who it might be.' Opus Magazine |
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Cat. No.: 475 8039 |
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DAVID GARRETT | Free
David Garrett, violin
TRACK LISTING MORRICONE: La Califfa 'David Garrett. Remember the name.' La Times
Yehudi Menuin's star student reached the pinnacle of the international classical world by the time he was a teenager. Violin studies continued in New York, this time with Itzhak Perlman while discovering his own creativity with composition. Then a triumphant 'Nokia Night Of The Proms' stadium tour transformed his musical vision. |
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Cat. No.: 475 8322 |
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Alfred Brendel, piano
TRACK LISTING BEETHOVEN: 33 Variations in C major on a Waltz by Anton Diabelli, Op.120 CHOPIN: Andante spianato & Grande Polonaise in E flat major, Op.22
MENDELSSOHN: Variations sérieuses, Op.54 BUSONI: 7 Elegies: No.3 'Meine Seele bangt und hofft zu Dir' Moderato · No.6 Erscheinung Andante amoroso BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No.28 in A major, Op.101 Alfred Brendel's personal choice of previously unreleased live and BBC Radio recordings on 2CDs for the price of one. These performances date from BBC studio recordings and concerts given between 1968 and 2001 and all broadcast by the BBC. While Beethoven is a major element in this 2-CD set with a performance of the 'Diabelli' Variations, and Piano Sonata No.28; there are also selections from Mendelssohn and 2 of the rarely- heard Elegies by Busoni, and even more of a rarity (and a composer not usually associated with Brendel) Chopin's Andante spianato & Grande Polonaise in E flat. On 5 January 2006 Alfred Brendel celebrated his 75th birthday and an association with Philips as an exclusive artist of over thirty-five years. To mark Alfred Brendel's 75th birthday four 2-CD sets were released of music by composers closely identified with him and under the overall title 'Artists' choice'. The selection of repertory and specific recordings were chosen by Alfred Brendel himself and this new set features the pianist's personal choice of live performances of a selection of works which he feels best convey his musical intentions. 'A perfectionist at the piano... master pianist Alfred Brendel.' The Sunday Times 'Brendel's playing is distinguished by its heightened intellectual and emotional intensity, by his ability to energize details while sustaining taut lines, by his infallible grasp of musical architecture and by his extraordinary empathy with composers.' Time Magazine |
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Cat. No.: 476 3094 |
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Carlos Álvarez, baritone Orquesta de la Comunidad de Madrid
José Ramón Encinar
TRACK LISTING IBERT: Quatre Chansons de Don Quichotte 'Recommended!' CD Compact This release features music associated with Cervantes' famous novel Don Quixote, published over 400 years ago. All these works by 20th-century Spanish and French composers are based on episodes from Don Quixote's life.
Álvarez has been celebrated for his compelling performances on the world's opera stages - including La Scala for Puccini's Madama Butterfly, and Mozart's Don Giovanni (release on DVD in 2007 conducted by Gustavo Dudamel), Barcelona for Verdi's rarely performed Giovanna D'Arco, and The Met for his portrayal of Germont in La Traviata. |
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Cat. No.: 477 6415 |
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ARTISTS Mikhail Pletnev, piano
TRACK LISTING BEETHOVEN: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in C major, Op. 15 Mikhail Pletnev makes his mark on Beethoven's legacy with revolutionary new recordings of all Nine Symphonies and the Five Piano Concertos. Mikhail Pletnev's Beethoven project is a large-scale recording venture that is unprecedented in his career - his first Beethoven Piano Concertos and Symphonies recordings. Pletnev recorded all Nine Symphonies with the Russian National Orchestra in a Moscow studio, while the five Piano Concertos were recorded live with the same orchestra over two days during the 2006 Beethoven Festival in Bonn. All of these musicians lived with and prepared this project in order to be able to record it in such a concentrated time span. Pletnev is one of the truly unique and universal artists on DG: Like Beethoven himself, Pletnev is a pianist, a conductor, and a composer. The Beethoven project is very close to his heart: 'For me Beethoven is like a god. I worship him, and I admire his music. It always produces very deep emotions in me when I'm conducting it or playing it on the piano.' The project - Pletnev's interpretation of a large part of Beethoven's oeuvre - reflects a very individual and special reading of Beethoven's music. Pletnev is famous for being a free yet sublime musician. He strongly believes in interpretative freedom and an artist's obligation not to deliver a 'mausoleum-like performance', but rather to make classical music come to life by using it to communicate his own emotions to the audience. As Pletnev puts it, 'It should go from heart to heart.' The release scenario for Pletnev's Beethoven project is scheduled in three phases: |
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