ARTISTS
VARIOUS ARTISTS

TRACKLISTING
CD 1:
TCHAIKOVSKY : Rose Adagio (The Sleeping Beauty) · Canzonetta (Violin Concerto) · Love theme (Romeo and Juliet) · Andantino semplice (Piano Concerto No.1) · Andante cantabile (Symphony No.5) · Song without words · Souvenir d'un lieu cher Mélodie · Méditation · Andante cantabile (String Quartet No.1) · Adagio cantabile (Souvenir de Florence) · Andantino (Symphony No.4)

CD 2:
Finale, Act 1 (Swan Lake) · Prayer (Suite No.4) ·   Sérénade mélancolique · Élégie (Serenade for Strings) · None but the lonely heart · Andante non troppo (Piano Concerto No.2) · Elegy for strings · Nocturne · Valse sentimentale · Lullaby · Adagio lamentoso ('Pathétique' Symphony)

The popular Adagios series has succeeded as an attractively packaged lifestyle series of beautiful music themed to suit those quieter moments in life. Tchaikovsky Adagios is the perfect CD for those who would like to purchase an introduction to the music of Tchaikovsky and have a collection of his most soulful Adagios. Including performances from Romeo and Juliet, Swan Lake and Sleeping Beauty among others, this set features some of the most beautiful and romantic music ever composed. The album features various solo pieces & movements from favourite Tchaikovsky recordings.

Excellent value for money - 2 ½ hours of music on two CDs for the price of one, this CD is great value for money and an irresistible album!

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ARTISTS
Thomas Quasthoff, baritone
Justus Zeyen, piano

TRACKLISTING
SCHUBERT : Die schöne Müllerin D 795

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ARTISTS
Yundi Li, piano

TRACKLISTING
D. SCARLATTI : Sonata in E major K. 380 · Sonata in G major K. 13
MOZART : Piano Sonata in C major K. 330 (300h)
SCHUMANN : Carnaval Op. 9
LISZT : Rhapsodie espagnole

This autumn Yundi Li, 'the poetic player with a sensitive touch' (New York Times), releases a new recital CD from Vienna. The Vienna Recital was recorded in the renowned Musikverein, which boasts a rich legacy of performers including Liszt, Rachmaninov and Vladimir Horowitz.

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ARTISTS
Maurizio Pollini, piano

TRACKLISTING
CHOPIN : 3 Nocturnes Op. 9 · Nocturnes Op. 15 · 2 Nocturnes Op. 27 · 2 Nocturnes Op. 32 · 2 Nocturnes Op. 37 · 2 Nocturnes Op. 48 · 2 Nocturnes Op. 55 · 2 Nocturnes Op. 62 · Nocturne Op. posth. 72

Ever since winning first prize at the International Chopin Competition in Warsaw in 1960, Italian pianist Maurizio Pollini has been considered one of the world's finest Chopin interpreters. Along with Chopin's two piano concertos, Pollini has recorded many other compositions by the Romantic composer, all for DG: Complete Études and Préludes, Scherzi, Polonaises, Sonatas Nos. 2 and 3. The most recent Chopin disc, released in 1999, included the four Ballads, the Fantasia op. 49 and the Prélude in C sharp minor op. 45.

Now Maurizio Pollini has recorded all Nocturnes by Frédéric Chopin that were published during his lifetime. The Nocturnes demonstrate the diversity and difficulty of Chopin's art, and this recording highlights the refinement of Pollini's playing.

Pollini said that 'After I won the First Prize of the Chopin Composition in Warsaw, Chopin became an important part of my life' describing how he is able to play his music nowadays with more freedom than before. This release will be a milestone recording in the history of Chopin's Nocturnes.

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ARTISTS
Göran Söllscher, guitar

TRACKLISTING
MUDARRA : Fantasía que contrahaze la harpa en la manera de Ludovico · Pavana de Alexandre · Gallarda
PHILIPS : Chromatic Pavan (Pavan Dolorosa) · The Galliard to the Chromatic Pavan
MILANO : Fantasia in F major · Ricercare in G minor · Fantasia in C major · Transcr.: Gunnar Spjuth · Fantasia in C minor · Fantasia in F major Transcr.: Gunnar Spjuth
DOWLAND : My Lady Hunsdon's Allmande · A Piece without Title · The Shoemaker's Wife: A Toy: Bagatelle
SCHLICK : Wer gnad durch klaff   · Wer Zuneigung durch Geschwätz [stört]
NEUSIDLER : Ein welscher tantz: der Königin tantz · Ach Elselein Transcr.: Gunnar Spjuth · In Liebes brunst   Transcr.: Gunnar Spjuth · Ein welscher tantz Wascha mesa
DOWLAND : Mr Dowland's Midnight · Sir John Smith, his Almain · Semper Dowland semper dolens
MOLINARO : Ballo detto 'Il Conte Orlando' - Saltarello del predetto ballo
MILÁN : Fantasía de consonancias y redoubles · Pavana V & VI Transcr.: Per-Olof Johnson
NARVÁEZ : La canción del Emperador · Quatro diferencias sobre Guárdame las vacas
DOWLAND : Forlorn Hope Fancy
HOLBORNE : Hartes Ease · The Fairy
BALLARD : Branles de village
DOWLAND : The Right Honourable Ferdinando, Earl of Derby, his Galliard · The Most Sacred Queen Elizabeth, her Galliard · A Fantasia · My Lord Chamberlain his Galliard*
* Duet to play on a single lute; Göran Söllscher plays both parts.

Göran Söllscher revives lute masterpieces from the Renaissance. This new project from Goran Söllscher is a follow-up to his previous CD, the highly successful 'Eleven-String Baroque'. With the balanced sound of Söllscher's eleven-string guitar combined with the Baroque repertoire, the album spoke to not only his fans but also a wider audience craving relaxing music and congenial guitar sounds. In this same spirit, Söllscher's Renaissance album will appeal to a wide audience including both his fans and new listeners in search of dreamy, soothing Renaissance melodies.

The stylish cover artwork emphasizes both the freshness and universality of Söllscher's art. The album contains Renaissance lute masterpieces by various composers from Italy, Spain, Germany, France and England, the most popular of which were written by John Dowland. Söllscher delivers a dozen of tracks by Dowland, a composer who embodies the 'golden age' of English lute music. Among them is one of the most sensual - and unusual - pieces for lute, 'My Lord Chamberlain his Galliard', which is performed by two players on a single instrument.

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ARTISTS
Rainer Kussmaul, violin
Berhard Forck, violin
Albrecht Mayer, oboe
Viola Orlovsky, oboe
Berliner Barock Solisten
Rainer Kussmaul

TRACKLISTING
TELEMANN : Overture for Violin, 2 Oboes, Strings and Basso continuo in C minor, TWV 55:c4 · Concerto for Violin, Strings and Basso continuo in E, TWV 51:E3
Concerto for Oboe, Strings and Basso continuo in D minor, TWV 51:d2
Sonata (Concerto ripieno) for Strings and Basso Continuo in E flat, TWV 43:Es1
Concerto for 2 Violins, Strings and Basso Continuo in A, TWV 52:A2
Sinfonia melodica for 2 Oboes, Strings and Basso Continuo in C, TWV 50:2

Sinfonia Melodica explores the beauty of little-known instrumental pieces by Georg Philipp Telemann, including two world-premiere recordings of a reconstructed violin concerto and an overture for violin, oboes and strings.

Telemann, the long-neglected contemporary of Bach and Handel, wrote dramatic compositions integrating different national styles from his era. His music has developed a strong following among classical music lovers.

Formed in 1995 by members of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, the Berliner Barock Solisten has become one of Europe's leading specialized baroque ensembles. They tour regularly with soloists such as Christine Schäfer, Emmanuel Pahud, Andreas Staier, and Thomas Quasthoff, with whom they have also collaborated on his recent Bach Cantatas album on Deutsche Grammophon.

On Sinfonia Melodica, the Berliner Barock Solisten are also joined by exceptional oboist Albrecht Mayer, whose beautiful playing is featured in a concerto for oboe and strings as well as in the title piece.

The Berliner Barock Solisten combine their excellent period orchestra knowledge with sensitive playing on modernized instruments, resulting in a warm and rich sound.

In devoting themselves to the unknown yet captivating compositions of Telemann, this collection goes straight to the ears and heart of every Baroque enthusiast.

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ARTISTS
Camilla Tilling, soprano
Sarah Connolly, mezzo
Timothy Robinson, tenor
Neal Davies, bass
Gabrieli Consort & Players
Paul Mccreesh

TRACKLISTING
MOZART : Mass in C minor, K 427
HAYDN : Berenice, che fai? (Scena di Berenice), Hob XXIVa:10
BEETHOVEN : Ah perfido!, Op. 65

After their hugely successful reading of Gluck's neglected opera Paride ed Elena, Paul McCreesh and his Gabrieli Consort & Players again turn their attention to sacred choral music and join in Deutsche Grammophon's celebration of Mozart year 2006 with a new recording of Mozart's Mass in C minor.

To further explore the full spectrum of dramatic soprano singing, McCreesh combines the mass with two dramatic scenes for soprano and orchestra by Haydn and Beethoven; both settings, mini-operas in themselves, give voice to the rage of an abandoned woman.

The album, recorded in London in late 2004, followed a series of highly acclaimed concert performances of the same repertoire. The Times (London) was one of many publications to praise the ensemble's special rendering: 'McCreesh propels his period-instrument band and incisive choir with feverish energy. There's never a dull moment. Yet he also has the imagination and control to conjure up delectable oases of calm.'

ARTISTS
Saito Kinen Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa

TRACKLISTING
BARTOK : Concerto for Orchestra  
BARTOK : Music for Strings, Percussion and Celeste

Live recordings of two of Bartók's masterpieces by one of his foremost champions

Ozawa conducts his Saito Kinen Orchestra - which he founded in 1984 in memory of his late music teacher at Tokyo's Toho School Of Music - Hideo Saito.

Béla Bartók music is characterized by defined but loose tonal centres, percussiveness (especially after a return to primitivism in the 1920s), dissonances, tone clusters, and classical forms (more and more so later). He makes use of Eastern European folk themes and rhythms. The later works become less acerbic and more approachable.

Like many of his contemporaries, Bartók wrote few original orchestral works outside the genres of concerto and ballet. The Concerto for Orchestra (Sz 116) is one of Bartok's last works, which he begun composing in the summer of 1943 at a sanatorium in the Adirondack Mountains.

ARTISTS
Weiner Philharmoniker
Valery Gergiev

TRACKLISTING
TCHAIKOVSKY : Symphony No.4 · Symphony No.5 · Symphony No.6

'Valéry Gergiev is the greatest conductor alive' Sunday Times (London)

'I think Tchaikovsky was always ready for immortality...and with his final three symphonies he secured his place in the pantheon of Great Composers [...] When recording live we go for energy, we go for excitement, and still - hopefully - we go for good musical quality.' Valery Gergiev

Tchaikovsky's 4th & 6th symphonies are released along with the 5th Symphony recorded live at the Salzburg festival, which has been an outstanding disc in the Philips catalogue for some years, becoming one of the best-selling discs in Maestro Gergiev's mighty discography.

ARTISTS
Kirov Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre, St Petersburg,
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra,
Valery Gergiev

TRACKLISTING
SHOSTAKOVICH
Symphony No.4 in C minor, Op.43
Symphony No.5 in D minor, Op.47
Symphony No.6 in B minor, Op.54
Symphony No.7 in C major, Op.60 'Leningrad' (Kirov and Rotterdam forces)
Symphony No.8 in C minor, Op.65
Symphony No.9 in E flat major, Op.70

ARTISTS
VARIOUS ARTISTS

TRACKLISTING
BACH : Air from Orchestral Suite No. 3 BWV1068
MUSSORGSKY : Dawn on the Moscow River from Khovanshchina
CHABRIER : Idylle from Suite Pastorale
CHOPIN : Prelude in D-flat major Op. 28 No. 4 'Raindrop'
ELGAR : Chanson de matin Op. 15 No. 2
RESPIGHI : The Dove from The Birds
FAURÉ : In paradisum from Requiem
HANDEL : Ombra mai fù (Largo) from Xerxes
MARCELLO : Adagio from Concerto in D minor BWV974
MOZART : Adagio from Clarinet Concerto
FAURÉ : Pavane Op. 50
SAINT-SAËNS : The Swan from Carnival of the Animals
VIVALDI : Allegro from Flute Concerto No. 3 'The Goldfinch'
DVO?ÁK : Largo from Symphony No. 9 'From the New World' (excerpt)
GLUCK : Dance of the Blessed Spirits from Orphée et Eurydice
RAVEL : Pavane pour une infante défunte
GRIEG : Morning from Peer Gynt

Weekends are a time to take it easy - to put up your feet and forget about the stress of the past week. And what better way to relax than with some of the most beautiful classical music ever written. Featured on this recording are seventeen tracks specially chosen by ABC Classic FM to help you unwind and escape. It's the perfect soundtrack to your weekend, whatever you're doing, wherever you are.

The sequel to the best selling Life is Beautiful CD. This disc features more beautiful music as heard on ABC Classic FM, only this time all of the tracks have been specifically chosen to help the listener to unwind and relax.

MARKETING PLANS
Extensive reviews and airplay
Print advertising in Limelight magazine
National radio promotion on ABC Classic FM

ARTISTS
Marshall McGuire, harp

TRACKLISTING
PURCELL : Fairest Isle from King Arthur
BACH : Minuet in G major & Minuet in G minor
BACH Prelude in C major
CAMPION : Oft have I sighed for him
DOWLAND : Lachrymae Antiquae Pavane
PURCELL : Round O from Abdelazar
BACH : Siciliana
ANONYMOUS : Spanish Dance Music: Two minuets
RIBAYAZ : Hachas
BACH : Bist du bei mir
JOHNSON : Full fathom five thy father lies
ARNE : Where the bee sucks
CACCINI : Amarilli mia bella
HANDEL : Ombra mai fù (Largo) from Xerxes
HANDEL : Passacaille
BACH : Prelude in C minor
CROFT : Sarabande
CROFT : Ground
PURCELL : Ground in D minor
BONONCINI : Gailiarda: Vulgo dolorata
PARADISI : Toccata
FRESCOBALDI : Aria detta Balletto

A feast of sumptuous harp music performed by one of Australia's leading harpists, Marshall McGuire. The disc features works from the Renaissance and Baroque periods many of which are well known in their original guises as songs and keyboard works. The rich and beautiful sound of the harp creates a listening experience that is both calming and joyful. The CD provides the perfect accompaniment to an intimate dinner or just music for solitude and relaxation.

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ARTISTS
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
Ola Rudner

TRACKLISTING
BROADSTOCK : Festive Overture
BROADSTOCK : Timeless
BROADSTOCK : The Mountain
BROADSTOCK : Federation Square
BROADSTOCK : Symphony No. 4 Born from Good Angel's Tears

The award-winning TSO Australian Composer Series has been met with significant international acclaim. This disc of music by Brenton Broadstock compliments the existing catalogue of releases which includes discs by Sculthorpe, Vine, Edwards, Westlake, Kats-Chernin and Kerry. Broadstock's music is innovative, distinctive and immediately appealing, this disc is the first to be completely devoted to his music by an Australian orchestra.

MARKETING PLANS
Extensive reviews and airplay
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National radio promotion on ABC Classic FM

ARTISTS
Sue-Ellen Paulsen, cello
Barbara Jane Gilby, violin
Janet Rutherford, viola
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
Richard Mills, conductor

TRACKLISTING
MILLS : Cello Concerto
MILLS : Violin Concerto
MILLS : Concerto for Violin and Viola

This classic recording of string concertos by Richard Mills is re-released as part of the TSO Australian Composer Series. Richard Mills is a central figure in Australia's musical life - one of the country's most frequently commissioned and performed composers, and a regular conductor of Australia's leading orchestras. He has also played a key role as artistic adviser and director for a number of festivals and orchestras. His music has found wide acceptance and popularity with musicians and the concert-going public, and his works encompass operas and vocal music, symphonic works and concertos, chamber music and works for solo instruments.

MARKETING PLANS
Extensive reviews and airplay
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National radio promotion on ABC Classic FM

ARTISTS
Mark Tucker (Orfeo)
Sara Macliver (La Musica, Messaggiera, Proserpina)
Damian Whiteley (Caronte, Plutone)
Paul McMahon (Apollo, Eco)
Brett Weymark (Pastore)
Penelope Mills (Euridice)
Cantillation
Orchestra of the Antipodes (on period instruments)
Antony Walker, conductor

TRACKLISTING
MONTEVERDI : L'Orfeo

Recorded live at the City Recital Hall, Angel Place, Sydney in December last year Monteverdi's Orfeo (presented by Pinchgut Opera) was regarded by many as the musical highlight of 2004. Starring the acclaimed early music specialist Mark Tucker in the title role and a cast of Australia's finest singers (including Sara Macliver and Paul McMahon) this history making production was captured for CD release by ABC Classics. Also featuring Cantillation and the Orchestra of the Antipodes (on period instruments) this release joins only a handful of complete recordings of this vibrant and important work.

MARKETING PLANS
Extensive reviews and airplay
Print advertising in Limelight magazine
National radio promotion on ABC Classic FM
Promotion around Pinchgut Opera's 2005 production in December.