The Music Pages | May 2009


	Cat. No.: 477 8140 Barcode: 0028947781400 Label: DG CD Release Date: May			Yuja Wang \| LISZT; SCRIABIN: Sonatas & Etudes ARTISTS Yuja Wang, piano TRACK LISTING CHOPIN: Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor Op. 35 LIGETI: Etude 4, Fanfares SCRIABIN: Piano Sonata No. 2 in G sharp minor Op. 19 LIGETI: Etude 10, The Sorcerer's Apprentice LISZT: Piano Sonata in B minor S 178 Gifted Chinese pianist Yuja Wang debuts on DG’s roster with an album featuring compositions by Chopin, Ligeti, Liszt, and Scriabin. Yuja Wang chooses pieces that, in her judgment, are refreshingly atypical of the customary musical perspectives of these composers. Exceptional artistry, technical perfection, and a rare ability to evoke an uncommonly vivid palette of rich colors from the instrument characterize Yuja Wang’s pianism. After blazing through Ravel’s Concerto for Left Hand, the Miami Herald wrote, “The evening’s spotlight belonged to Yuja Wang . . . [who] showed remarkable fire and iron-fingered power". RETURN TO THE TOP

	Cat. No.: 476 3389 Barcode: 0028947633891 Label: ABC Classics CD Release Date: May			Guitar Trek \| Asturias - The Spanish Album ARTISTS Guitar Trek TRACK LISTING FALLA Dance from La vida breve (Life is Short) FALLA Pantomime from El amor brujo (Love, the Magician) FALLA Ritual Fire Dance from El amor brujo TURINA Danzas fantásticas, Op. 22 PIAZZOLLA Verano porteño (Buenos Aires Summer) PIAZZOLLA Oblivion PIAZZOLLA La muerte del angel (The Death of the Angel) BELLINATI Baião de Gude (Marbles Dance) MACHADO Danças populares brasileiras (Brazilian Folk Dances) ALBÉNIZ Asturias (Leyenda) from Suite española No. 1 Sexy Spanish rhythms, seductive melodies, and guitar playing from the country’s absolute finest. ABC Classics presents Guitar Trek’s latest CD, featuring music from Spain and South America. With such composers as Falla, Albeniz and Piazzolla, this album is a rare treat of fiery classics, popular dance tunes, as well as some more mellow and laidback treasures. Pour a glass of cava, put on your dancing shoes, dim the lights and twirl and spin around with unbridled joy and passion! RETURN TO THE TOP

	Cat. No.: 477 7467 Barcode: 0028947774679 Label: DG CD Release Date: May			Anne Sofie von Otter \| J.S. BACH: Arias ARTISTS Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo-soprano Karin Roman, soprano Anders J Dahlin, tenor Jakob Bloch Jespersen, baritone Fredrik From, violin solo Concerto Copenhagen Lars Ulrik Mortensen, conductor and organ TRACK LISTING J.S.BACH Widerstehe doch der Sünde (BWV 54 – Widerstehe doch der Sünde) Schläfert allen Sorgenkummer (BWV 197 – Gott ist unsre Zuversicht) Wenn des Kreuzes Bitterkeiten (BWV 99 – Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan) Erbarme dich, mein Gott (BWV 244 – Matthäus-Passion) Kommt, ihr angefochtnen Sünder (BWV 30 – Freue dich , erlöste Schar) Sinfonia (BWV 35 – Geist und Seele wird verwirret) Nichts kann mich erretten (BWV 74 – Wer mich liebet, der wird mein Wort halten) Sinfonia (BWV 12 – Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen) Agnus Dei (BWV 232 – Messe in h-moll) Et misericordiae (BWV 243 [Zweite Fassung in D-dur] – Magnificat) O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort – Herr, ich warte auf dein Heil (BWV 60 – O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort) Sei Lob und Ehr dem höchsten Gut (BWV 117 – Sei Lob und Ehr dem höchsten Gut) Born to sing J.S.Bach, Anne Sofie von Otter brings elegant style, richness of voice, and career-long commitment to Baroque music to this glorious recording of alto and soprano arias she herself selected. Featuring beloved staples like the moving “Erbarme Dich” from the St Matthew Passion and the “Agnus Dei” from the B minor Mass, this follow-up to her successful release of Music for a While includes lesser-known repertoire to entice the most jaded lover of voice, Baroque or Bach. Lars Ulrik Mortensen leads Concerto Copenhagen, the acclaimed Scandinavian Baroque ensemble, in instrumentations of fascinating variety unusual in Bach solo vocal albums. RETURN TO THE TOP

	Cat. No.: 270 3869 Barcode: 0602527038698 Label: ABC Jazz CD Release Date: May			Mark Isaacs \| Tell It Like It Is ARTISTS Mark Isaacs James Muller Matt Keegan Brett Hirst Tim Firth TRACK LISTING [All tracks by Mark Isaacs] Minsk You Never Forget Love Homecoming Night Song: Part I Night Song: Part II Angel Tell It Like It Is Between the Shores With such praise as “his sound defines what jazz should sound like at the advent of the 21st Century”, this latest venture from jazz superstar Mark Isaacs is another sure-fire hit. Fresh from the success of his last album with ABC Jazz, Resurgence, this live album of originals is compelling and soulful: it is jazz composition at its very best. Tell It Like It Is is the kind of album that will please diehard jazz aficionados as well as those new to the sounds of modern jazz. Not to be missed. RETURN TO THE TOP