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Cat. No.: 477 7593 |
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Rolando Villaznó, tenor
TRACK LISTING PONCHIELLI: Cielo e mar! (La Gioconda) Exuberant and charismatic, Rolando Villazón is the tenor of today. Here he releases his first solo album on Deutsche Grammophon. The soaring title track from Ponchielli’s La Gioconda inspired Villazón to become a singer. Here it is the starting point for an intriguing album which moves far beyond the usual ‘greatest tenor hits’. Less familiar masterpieces by Boito, Cilea and Verdi feature alongside little-known Donizetti arias and rarities by Gomes, Mercadante and Pietri. The album is Villazón’s personal homage to his illustrious predecessors in the lyric-dramatic repertoire – great tenors such as Bergonzi, Caruso and Domingo. Cielo e mar offers something special for connoisseurs of opera, Villazón’s many fans and mainstream listeners who will be gripped by the beauty of both his voice and the music. LIMITED EDITION: This limited edition of Cielo e mar features a hard cover booklet with 68 pages including the original recording (1 CD) in a glued wallet at the end. |
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Cat. No.: 477 7346 |
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ARTISTS Hilary Hahn, violin
TRACK LISTING SCHÖENBERG: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 36 Hilary Hahn’s long-awaited recording of the famous Sibelius Violin Concerto, one of the most popular romantic concertos in the repertoire. In another original pairing Hahn brings together the familiar, highly commercial Sibelius with the rarely performed Violin Concerto by Arnold Schöenberg, creating a strong repertoire story for promotion. Hahn brings out the romantic qualities of Schöenberg’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. |
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Cat. No.: 1762137 |
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JIMMY SMITH
TRACK LISTING 1 I Got A Woman Another e re-issues in the Verve ORIGINALS series. All remastered with original artwork treatment |
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Cat. No.: 1762135 |
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OLIVER NELSON
TRACK LISTING 1 Hobo Flats
Another e re-issues in the Verve ORIGINALS series. All remastered with original artwork treatment |
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Cat. No.: 1761354 |
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PAUL DESMOND
TRACK LISTING 1 El Condor Pasa Another e re-issues in the Verve ORIGINALS series. All remastered with original artwork treatment |
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Cat. No.: 073 4426 |
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Album Website: ARTISTS Olaf Bär | Alexandre Petrovitch Goriantchikov
TRACK LISTING JANÁCEK: From the House of the Dead
Janácek’s rarely performed final opera From the House of the Dead is brought to the stage by acclaimed director Patrice Chéreau and legendary conductor Pierre Boulez. This is the third collaboration between Chéreau and Boulez, the celebrated team behind the famous, best-selling DVD Ring also on DG. The production, commissioned by the Aix-en-Provence Festival, has been widely hailed as one of the operatic highlights of the new millennium. ‘A momentous experience’ is how The Guardian describes it. ‘Harrowing and unforgettable; one of the great Janá?ek interpretations of our time.’ Boulez’s contribution to the production has been equally highly praised: ‘With the Mahler Chamber Orchestra in the pit, Boulez unleashes rending dissonances that fill the air with pain and compassion’, wrote Tim Ashley in The Guardian. |
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Cat. No.: 074 3253 |
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Ruggero Raimondi | Archbishop Thomas Becket
TRACK LISTING PIZZETTI: Murder in the Cathedral (Asssassinio nella Cattedrale) First-ever film recording of Pizzetti’s operatic version of TS Eliot’s play, ‘Murder in the Cathedral’, telling the story of Thomas Becket’s murder by the knights of Henry II. The only large-scale work to have survived by Pizzetti, this piece of sacred drama is a rare curiosity telling the black and gory tale of the murder of Thomas Becket. Ildebrando Pizzetti (1880-1968) was a composer writing in a largely parlando manner in a mix of Renaissance models, Debussy, and such contemporary European composers as Honegger and Hindemith. This is his only well-known work, premiered at La Scala in 1958. There is one CD recording, from Karajan in 1960, with Hans Hotter on DG. A production of UNITEL and Fondazione Lirico Sinfonica Petruzzelli e Teatri di Bari
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Hear the works of the ten greatest composers on Classical Bytes. The covers feature cartoon illustrations of the composers which take them out of their historic context and bring them right into our modern-day culture. Each cover was done by a different renowned US cartoonist to create an eye-catching mix and emphasize the uniqueness of every featured composer. Various styles of cartoon characters are as much part of the global modern culture as quick access to information via the internet is. Classical Bytes is designed to give a quick, accessible and fun overview of the composer's works and lives and leaves you with an appetite to learn more. The attractive digi packs combine cartoon style with typical computer frame designs and lead you to the website www.classicalbytes.com where (instead of a booklet!) you find information on each composer and interactive detailed track lists which provide track-by-track insights and short sound clips. The track information pop-up also links directly into the DG catalogue to items featuring the full work. The eye-catching packaging and low price point (budget) will appeal to a broad spectrum of people who would like to explore classical music but didn't know where to start before or were daunted by the elitist look of certain core classical releases and shops. Make sure to present Classical Bytes where the younger, internet-savvy customer can find this entry-level series and that it doesn't just get filed by composer in the core classical racks. |
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Cat. No.: 477 5709 |
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Series Microsite with ‘online booklet’ featuring introductory texts on each composer, track-by-track information, sound clips and catalogue links: www.classicalbytes.com Various Artists including: Simon Preston | Shlomo Mintz | Martha Argerich
TRACK LISTING J.S. BACH: Toccata & Fugue in d-minor BWV 565 |
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Cat. No.: 477 5710 |
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Series Microsite with ‘online booklet’ featuring introductory texts on each composer, track-by-track information, sound clips and catalogue links: www.classicalbytes.com
Various Artists including: Gidon Kremer | Martha Argerich | Wilhelm Kempff | Shlomo Mintz | Fritz Wunderlich | Wiener Philharmoniker | Carlos Kleiber
TRACK LISTING BEETHOVEN: Allegro con brio (Symphony No. 5 in C minor Op. 67) |
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Cat. No.: 477 5711 |
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Series Microsite with ‘online booklet’ featuring introductory texts on each composer, track-by-track information, sound clips and catalogue links: www.classicalbytes.com
Various Artists including: André Previn | David Finck
TRACK LISTING GERSHWIN: Rhapsody in Blue (Jazz Band version, arr. Ferde Grofé) |
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Cat. No.: 477 5714 |
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Series Microsite with ‘online booklet’ featuring introductory texts on each composer, track-by-track information, sound clips and catalogue links: www.classicalbytes.com
Nicanor Zabaleta
TRACK LISTING HANDEL: Allegro | Air | Alla hornpipe (Water Music) |
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Cat. No.: 477 5715 |
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Series Microsite with ‘online booklet’ featuring introductory texts on each composer, track-by-track information, sound clips and catalogue links: www.classicalbytes.com
Various Artists including: Berliner Philharmoniker | Herbert von Karajan
TRACK LISTING J. STRAUSS JR: Overture (Die Fledermaus) |
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Cat. No.: 477 5708 |
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Series Microsite with ‘online booklet’ featuring introductory texts on each composer, track-by-track information, sound clips and catalogue links: www.classicalbytes.com
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
TRACK LISTING MOZART: Rondo (Horn Concerto No.4 in E flat, K.495) |
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Cat. No.: 477 5713 |
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Series Microsite with ‘online booklet’ featuring introductory texts on each composer, track-by-track information, sound clips and catalogue links: www.classicalbytes.com
Various Artists including: Martha Argerich
TRACK LISTING TCHAIKOVSKY: Allegro non troppo e molto maestroso - allegro con Spirito (Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23) |
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Cat. No.: 477 5716 |
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Series Microsite with ‘online booklet’ featuring introductory texts on each composer, track-by-track information, sound clips and catalogue links: www.classicalbytes.com
Various Artists including: Ileana Cotrubas | Plácido Domingo | Carlo Bergonzi | Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau | Renata Scotto | Ivo Vinco | Fiorenza Cossotto | Bryn Terfel
TRACK LISTING VERDI: Va, pensiero, sull'ali dorate (Nabucco) |
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Cat. No.: 477 5717 |
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Series Microsite with ‘online booklet’ featuring introductory texts on each composer, track-by-track information, sound clips and catalogue links: www.classicalbytes.com
Gidon Kremer | Mischa Maisky | Maurice André Orpheus Chamber Orchestra | London Symphony Orchestra | Claudio Abbado
TRACK LISTING VIVALDI: The Four Seasons |
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Cat. No.: 477 5712 |
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Series Microsite with ‘online booklet’ featuring introductory texts on each composer, track-by-track information, sound clips and catalogue links: www.classicalbytes.com
Tamás Vásáry | Lazar Berman | Christoph Eschenbach | Martha Argerich
TRACK LISTING CHOPIN: Polonaise in A flat major Op.53 |
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