The Music Pages | October 2008


	Cat. No.: 477 7449 Barcode: 0028947774495 Label: DG CD Release Date: October			Lang Lang \| CHOPIN: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 ARTISTS Lang Lang, piano Wiener Philharmoniker Zubin Mehta TRACK LISTING CHOPIN: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11 CHOPIN: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21 A long-awaited recording: Lang Lang performs Chopin’s Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2, two of the most beloved pieces in the repertoire. Lang Lang has performed these concertos for many years with many different orchestras before deciding to bring his interpretations into the recording studio. Here he is partnered by the supreme musicianship of the Wiener Philharmoniker and Zubin Mehta, who ensure that the orchestral part is far more than mere accompaniment. Both concertos were recorded in the world-renown acoustic conditions of the Vienna Musikverein’s Golden Hall, concerto No. 1 in a live-performance and concerto No. 2 in studio conditions. Lang Lang has frequently received highest praise for his readings of Chopin’s Piano Concertos; their mixture of virtuosic expressiveness and lyrical tone bringing forth some of his most acclaimed performances. “There may be no work better suited to Lang Lang’s talents and inclinations than Frederic Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 1” (Washington Post) “Lang Lang went about the entire piece [Chopin Piano Concerto no. 1] in a gentle, velvety way, rippling beautiful chromatic passages with a liquid touch, rarely raising his voice above the level of mezzo-forte.” (Los Angeles Times) RETURN TO THE TOP

	Cat. No.: 477 7466 Barcode: 0028947774662 Label: DG CD Release Date: October			Giuliano Carmignola; Viktoria Mullova VIVALDI: Concertos for Two Violins ARTISTS Giuliano Carmignola, violin Viktoria Mullova, violin Venice Baroque Orchestra Andrea Marcon TRACK LISTING ANTONIO VIVALDI Concerto for two Violins RV 516 G major Concerto for two Violins RV 511 D major Concerto for two Violins RV 514 D minor Concerto for two Violins RV 524 B flat major Concerto for two Violins RV 509 C minor Concerto for two Violins RV 523 A minor Two of today’s most charismatic, attractive and original violinists join forces for an album of Double Concertos by Antonio Vivaldi. Viktoria Mullova, “the most elegant, refined and sweetly expressive violinist on the planet” (The Chicago Tribune), and Giuliano Carmignola, “a prince among baroque violinists” (Gramophone), team up with one of the greatest early music ensembles – the Venice Baroque Orchestra under Andrea Marcon. This highly commercial repertoire has been recorded before but never by a world-class pair such as Mullova and Carmignola. Thus the album is very likely to become a best-seller. RETURN TO THE TOP

	Cat. No.: 477 7568 Barcode: 0028947775683 Label: DG 2CD Release Date: October			Herbert von Karajan BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 9 'Choral'; Symphony No. 8 + Rehearsal (Deluxe Edition) ARTISTS Gundula Janowitz, soprano Hilde Rössel-Majdan, alto Waldemar Kmentt, tenor Walter Berry, baritone Wiener Singverein Berliner Philharmoniker Herbert von Karajan TRACK LISTING LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN CD 1: Symphony No. 9 in D minor Op. 125 CD 2: Symphony No. 8 Symphony No. 9 REHEARSAL Beethoven's Ninth, with its famous "Ode to Freedom" choral finale, is one of the best-known symphonies in the world. Karajan's 1962 recording was part of his renowned Beethoven symphony cycle that sold over a million copies within six years of release. In this Deluxe Edition package, the original release of the Eighth and Ninth Symphonies - in best sound quality ever - has additional bonus material, with Karajan rehearsing the Ninth with Berliner Philharmoniker before the recording. An essential part of Karajan's discography, these recordings are milestones in the history of Beethoven performance to the present day. "a thrillingly played and eloquently sung account of the finale of the Ninth" - Gramophone RETURN TO THE TOP

	Cat. No.: 477 7469 Barcode: 0028947774693 Label: DG CD Release Date: October			Thomas Quasthoff \| HAYDN: Italian Arias ARTISTS Thomas Quasthoff, bass-baritone Genia Kühmeier, soprano Freiburger Barockorchester Gottfried von der Golz TRACK LISTING JOSEPH HAYDN Non v'è rimedio (L'Infedeltà Delusa) Mille lampi d'accese faville (Orlando Paladino) Ombre insepolte (Orlando Paladino) Se dal suo braccio oppresso (Armida) Teco lo guida al campo (Armida) Chi nel cammin d'onore (L'Isola disabitata) Di questo audace ferro (La Fedeltà Premiata) Mi dica, il mio signore (La Fedeltà Premiata) Sappi, che la bellezza (La Fedeltà Premiata) Noi pariamo santarelli (L'Incontro improvviso) Non sparate... mi disdico... (La Vera Costanza) Che mondo amabile (Il Mondo della Luna) Non aver di me sospetto (Mondo della Luna) Un cor sì tenero (für Bianchis Il disertore) Dice benissimo chi si marita (für Salieris La scuola de' gelosi) Chi spira e non sprea (Orfeo ed Euridice) Il pensier sta negli aggotti (L'Anima del Filosofo - Orfeo ed Euridice) Mai non sia inulto (Orfeo ed Euridice) “Mr. Quasthoff’s engagement with the music is total, his understanding is deep . . . Every now and then a CD comes along that rises above the rest, assuming a place in a small collection within a greater one; I believe this is one of those CDs.” (The New York Sun, CD review of Betrachte, meine Seel) Thomas Quasthoff’s great artistry needs no introduction. Here he follows up his much-praised Bach Cantatas recordings with another project perfectly suited to his dark-hued, flexible voice. In anticipation of the forthcoming Haydn year – the 200th anniversary of the composer’s death in May 2009 – Quasthoff turns his attention to the Viennese master’s considerable operatic output, with an album of arias drawn from both Haydn’s comic and serious operas. Making its Deutsche Grammophon debut on this album is the Freiburger Barockorchester, the internationally acclaimed period-instrument ensemble which regularly collaborates with Quasthoff and many other leading artists This is music of the highest calibre. Haydn’s operatic works are a real rarity and with Thomas Quasthoff as their champion this will be one of the most unusual and intriguing albums of the year. It promises to be a must have for lovers of period-instrument performance, opera and baroque music – as well as for all those touched by Quasthoff’s musicianship. The album release is timed to tie in with Thomas Quasthoff’s concert dates, particularly the German Haydn tour in December 2008. RETURN TO THE TOP

	Cat. No.: 477 7626 Barcode: 0028947776260 Label: DG CD Release Date: October			Maurizio Pollini \| CHOPIN: Recital ARTISTS Maurizio Pollini, piano TRACK LISTING FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN Ballade no. 2 in F, Op. 38 Mazurka in G sharp minor, Op. 33 No. 1 Mazurka in D major, Op. 33 No. 2 Mazurka in C major, Op 33 No. 3 Mazurka in B minor, Op. 33 No. 4 Waltz in A flat major, Op. 34 No. 1 Waltz in A minor, Op. 34 No. 2 Waltz in F major, Op. 34 No. 3 Impromptu No. 2 in F sharp, Op. 36 Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 Chopin holds a pre-eminent place in Pollini's career; in 1960 he was awarded the first prize at the International Chopin Competition in Warsaw and appeared in the same year at La Scala, Milan, playing Chopin's First Piano Concerto under Sergiu Celibidache. This was the start of his extraordinary musical career. Despite this huge success, Pollini ceased performing Chopin in order not to become stamped as a mere Chopin interpreter. But he returned to him many times later. Maurizio Pollini says that Chopin composed almost exclusively masterpieces and that he didn't tolerate music that had no thinking behind it. After the successful release of the complete Chopin Nocturnes in 2005 (Echo Award, Grammy, Victoires de la Musique Classique Award), the Italian maestro again turns his attention to Chopin: he has re-recorded the famous Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 (recorded in 1984 and released in 1986) and the Ballade No. 2 in F (recorded and released in 1999) and added the Mazurkas Op. 33, Waltzes op. 34 and Impromptu No. 2 in F sharp major, Op. 36. All of these works were composed in a relatively late phase of Chopin’s career (1834–1839) and display the great variety of his art. The message is simple: one of the greatest pianists of our times interprets Chopin, a composer that moves both classical music connoisseurs as well as a wider audience. As Pollini says: "I play Chopin more freely than I did in my youth, or at the time of the Chopin competition. I like my old recordings, but some of them strike me today as rather straight." Reason enough to make classical-music fans curious to hear how Pollini's Chopin sounds nowadays. RETURN TO THE TOP

	Cat. No.: 477 7468 Barcode: 0028947774686 Label: DG CD Release Date: October			Patricia Petibon \| Amoureuses: Mozart; Haydn; Gluck ARTISTS Patricia Petibon, soprano Concerto Köln Daniel Harding TRACK LISTING HAYDN: Il mondo della luna "Ragion nell'alma siede" MOZART: Concert Arias Vorrei spiegarvi, oh Dio, KV 418 MOZART: Die Zauberflöte, KV 620 "Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen" MOZART: Le Nozze di Figaro, KV 492 "L'ho perduta... me meschina!", "Deh vieni, non tardar" MOZART: Lucio Silla, KV 135 "Vanne.T'affretta... Ah se il crudel periglio", "Fra i pensier più funesti di morte" HAYDN: Lo speziale "Salamelica" GLUCK: Armide "Venez, secondez mes desires" HAYDN: Armida "Odio, furor, dispetto" HAYDN: L'anima del filosofo ossia Orfeo ed Euridice "Del mio coro il voto estremo" HAYDN: L'isola disabitata "Fra un dolce deliro" GLUCK: Iphigénie en Tauride "Non, cet affreux devoir" GLUCK: Armide "Ah! Si la liberté me doit tre ravie" MOZART: Zaide, KV 344/366b "Tiger! wetze nur die Klauen" GLUCK: Armide "Le perfide Renaud me fuit" Exceptional French soprano Patricia Petibon joins the DG roster with her debut album Amoureuses, featuring arias by Mozart, Haydn and Gluck. Petibon has established herself as one of the most interesting and versatile sopranos of our day and has been widely acclaimed for her outstanding acting abilities that make her merge completely with whatever role she sings and represents on stage. With Amoureuses Petibon circles around the ever-important topic of love and desire – in a series of character-portraits she explores how the very different female characters in the operas of Mozart, Haydn, and Gluck respond to the challenges of love. Ranging from the dramatic fury in Haydn’s Odio, furor, dispetto and Mozart’s Der Hölle Rache . . . to the sweetness in his Deh vieni, and from the desperate sadness of his L’ho perduta . . . me meschina! to the grandeur of Gluck’s Ah! Si la liberté, the album is the perfect showcase for Petibon’s exceptional skills of expression and characterization. For Amoureuses Petibon teamed up with the acclaimed period-instrument band Concerto Köln and conductor Daniel Harding, a collaboration that guarantees an effervescent, entrancing approach to the music of the Viennese masters – a captivating debut to watch for! RETURN TO THE TOP

	Cat. No.: 477 7978 Barcode: 0028947779780 Label: DG CD Release Date: October			Hélène Grimaud \| BACH: Keyboard Concerto and Piano solo pieces ARTISTS Hélène Grimaud, piano TRACK LISTING JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH Prelude & Fugue No. 2 in C minor BWV 847 from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 Prelude & Fugue No. 4 in C sharp minor BWV 849 from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 Concerto for Piano No. 1 in D minor BWV 1052 Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen Leader: Florian Donderer Prelude & Fugue No. 6 in D minor BWV 875 from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2 J. S. BACH / FERRUCCIO BUSONI Chaconne in D minor arr. from Violin Partita No. 2, BWV 1004 JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH Prelude & Fugue No. 20 in A minor BWV 889 from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2 J. S. BACH / FRANZ LISZT Prelude & Fugue in A minor BWV 543 JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH Prelude & Fugue No. 9 in E major BWV 878 from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2 J. S. BACH / SERGEI RACHMANINOV Prelude in E major arr. from Violin Partita No. 3, BWV 1006 Once again, charismatic Hélène Grimaud presents an album with an individual concept. Bach vs. Bach Transcribed brings together original keyboard works by the master with works by Bach arranged (transcribed) for the piano by pianist-composers of later generations: Busoni, Liszt, Rachmaninov. This is the first time that Hélène Grimaud has recorded Bach – a challenge for any musician. The repertoire includes the famous Well-Tempered Clavier II and the Concerto No. 1 in D minor, the latter performed with Grimaud’s regular collaborators, the Kammerphilharmonie Bremen. Bach “Transcribed” features the Bach/Busoni version of the Chaconne in D minor, the Violin Partita in E major arranged for piano by Rachmaninov, and Liszt’s version of the Prelude and Fugue in A minor. A landmark project in Grimaud’s successful career, this recording is bound to be a best-seller. RETURN TO THE TOP

	Cat. No.: 478 0316 Barcode: 0028947803164 Label: Decca CD Release Date: October			Mitsuko Uchida; Christian Tetzlaff; Pierre Boulez BERG: Kammerkonzert; MOZART: Gran Partita ARTISTS Mitsuko Uchida, piano Pierre Boulez, conductor Christian Tetzlaff, violin Ensemble Intercontemporain TRACK LISTING MOZART: Serenade in B flat major for 13 wind instruments “Gran Partita”, KV361 BERG: Kammerkonzert für Klavier und Geige mit 13 Bläsern Vienna's eighteenth- and twentieth-century musical worlds meet: Pierre Boulez leads one of the world's finest pianists in Berg's Kammerkonzert and conducts Mozart's exquisite chamber work for wind, the Gran Partita. "Uchida combines incandescent clarity and endless reserves of power and speed with a searching intelligence" Chicago Sun Times "Glowing with a mastery and conviction known to very few pianists, her performances brim over with zest, sheer style and assurance" Gramophone "Boulez brings clarity to every sound strand, colour and dynamic...you hear nuances that many performances sweep under the carpet" The Times Two great intellectual and musical minds meet for a new collaboration as the First Viennese School meets the Second. The concept is the pairing of two pieces which are in fact related more closely than one might at first think. Twelve-tone twentieth-century composition meets and draws inspiration from eighteenth-century classical form; Berg, like Mozart in the Gran Partita, used 13 wind instruments for his chamber work, and also looked to the musical structures used by Mozart and his contemporaries. Uchida and Boulez's previous collaboration, of piano works by Schoenberg, Berg and Webern, won both a Gramophone Award, and an Edison award in the Netherlands. RETURN TO THE TOP

	Cat. No.: 478 0651 Barcode: 0028947806516 Label: Decca CD Release Date: October			Janine Jansen \| TCHAIKOVSKY: Violin Concerto; Souvenir d'un Lieu Cher ARTISTS Janine Jansen, violin Mahler Chamber Orchestra Daniel Harding TRACK LISTING TCHAIKOVSKY Violin Concerto Souvenir d'un lieu cher A Romantic Blockbuster Janine Jansen records the epic Tchaikovsky Concerto “A brilliant performance of Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto... Jansen made every phrase fly... she relished the epic scale of the first movement, the lyrical oasis of the second and the vivid drama of the finale.” The Guardian The second major Romantic concerto recording for Janine Jansen following her remarkable interpretations of two pillars of Romantic violin repertoire, the Mendelssohn and Bruch concertos. Jansen has already wowed the world with her performances of Tchaikovsky’s tour de force. “Janine Jansen impressed again in Tchaikovsky's Violin concerto with the technical precision and musical bravura with which she played this beloved repertoire.” NRC Handelsblad Souvenir d’un lieu cher provides a delightful link to the Concerto recording. The first movement ‘Meditation’ was initially intended as the Concerto slow movement, before it was later replaced by the ‘Canzonetta’. RETURN TO THE TOP

	Cat. No.: 478 0337 Barcode: 0028947803379 Label: Decca CD Release Date: October			Various \| Angels: Christmas with the Great Sopranos ARTISTS Leontyne Price Renee Fleming Kiri Te Kanawa Joan Sutherland Renata Tebaldi Angela Gheorghiu Mirella Freni Barbara Bonney Sylvia McNair TRACK LISTING 1. O holy night (Minuit chrétien) / Leontyne Price 2. Ave Maria / Renee Fleming 3. Pie Jesu / Kiri Te Kanawa 4. Good King Wenceslas / Joan Sutherland 5. Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht / Renata Tebaldi 6. Wiegenlied / Angela Gheorghiu 7. Ave Maria, piena di grazia / Mirella Freni 8. Laudate Dominum omnes gentes / Barbara Bonney 9. Air: I know that my Redeemer liveth / Sylvia McNair 10. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing / Leontyne Price 11. Jesu bleibet meine Freude / Renee Fleming 12. Let the bright seraphim / Kiri Te Kanawa 13. It Came Upon A Midnight Clear / Joan Sutherland 14. Ave Maria (Intermezzo from "Cavalleria Rusticana") / Angela Gheorghiu 15. Adeste Fideles (O Come, All Ye Faithful) / Renata Tebaldi 16. Alleluia / Sylvia McNair Celebrate Christmas with some of the most beautiful melodies written for the holidays and sung by the most gorgeous voices. With opera stars both past and present, from Leontyne Price and Joan Sutherland to Renée Fleming and Angela Gheorghiu, this generously filled CD includes everyone’s favorite songs, including “O Holy Night,” “Silent Night,” “Hark! The herald Angels Sing” and much more. RETURN TO THE TOP

	Cat. No.: 477 7969 Barcode: 0028947779698 Label: DG CD Release Date: October			Hermann Prey \| Weihnachtslieder - Christmas Songs ARTISTS Hermann Prey, baritone Leonard Hokanson, piano TRACK LISTING PETER CORNELIUS: Weihnachtslieder Op. 8 No. 1 – 6 HUGO WOLF: Auf ein altes Bild HUGO WOLF: Schlafendes Jesuskind 4’18 PETER CORNELIUS: Vaterunser op. 2 One of the great baritones of the 20th century, Hermann Prey sings Peter Cornelius's popular cycle of Christmas Songs, with, in addition, two Wolf lieder and the rare Cornelius cycle Vater unser. First release on CD (original recording from 1971). RETURN TO THE TOP

	Cat. No.: 477 8021 Barcode: 0028947780212 Label: DG CD Release Date: October			GODEHARD JOPPICH \| Gregorian Christmas ARTISTS Godehard Joppich TRACK LISTING 1 Gregorian Chant: Responsorium I: Hodie nobis caelorum rex [Responsoria ad Matutium in Nativitate Domini iuxta ritum monastaticum] 2 Gregorian Chant: Responsorium II: Hodie nobis de caelo pax [Responsoria ad Matutium in Nativitate Domini iuxta ritum monastaticum] 3 Gregorian Chant: Responsorium III: Quem vidistis, pastores [Responsoria ad Matutium in Nativitate Domini iuxta ritum monastaticum] 4 Gregorian Chant: Responsorium IV: Descendit de caelis [Responsoria ad Matutium in Nativitate Domini iuxta ritum monastaticum] 5 Gregorian Chant: Responsorium V: O magnum misterium [Responsoria ad Matutium in Nativitate Domini iuxta ritum monastaticum] 6 Gregorian Chant: Responsorium VI: Beata Dei Genitrix [Responsoria ad Matutium in Nativitate Domini iuxta ritum monastaticum] 7 Gregorian Chant: Responsorium VII: Sancta et immaculata virginitas [Responsoria ad Matutium in Nativitate Domini iuxta ritum monastaticum] 8 Gregorian Chant: Responsorium VIII: Angelus ad pastores ait [Responsoria ad Matutium in Nativitate Domini iuxta ritum monastaticum] 9 Gregorian Chant: Responsorium IX: Ecce Agnus Dei [Responsoria ad Matutium in Nativitate Domini iuxta ritum monastaticum] 10 Gregorian Chant: Responsorium X: Beata viscera [Responsoria ad Matutium in Nativitate Domini iuxta ritum monastaticum] 11 Gregorian Chant: Responsorium XI: In principio erat verbum [Responsoria ad Matutium in Nativitate Domini iuxta ritum monastaticum] 12 Gregorian Chant: Responsorium XII: Verbum caro factum est [Responsoria ad Matutium in Nativitate Domini iuxta ritum monastaticum] 13 Gregorian Chant: Introitus: Dominus dixit ad me [First Mass for Christmas (Erste Messe an Weihnachten/Première Messe de Noël)] 14 Gregorian Chant: Kyrie IV [First Mass for Christmas (Erste Messe an Weihnachten/Première Messe de Noël)] 15 Gregorian Chant: Gloria IV [First Mass for Christmas (Erste Messe an Weihnachten/Première Messe de Noël)] 16 Gregorian Chant: Graduale: Tecum principium [First Mass for Christmas (Erste Messe an Weihnachten/Première Messe de Noël)] 17 Gregorian Chant: Alleluia - Dominus dixit ad me [First Mass for Christmas (Erste Messe an Weihnachten/Première Messe de Noël)] 18 Gregorian Chant: Offertorium: Laetentur caeli [First Mass for Christmas (Erste Messe an Weihnachten/Première Messe de Noël)] 19 Gregorian Chant: Sanctus IV [First Mass for Christmas (Erste Messe an Weihnachten/Première Messe de Noël)] 20 Gregorian Chant: Agnus Dei IV [First Mass for Christmas (Erste Messe an Weihnachten/Première Messe de Noël)] 21 Gregorian Chant: Communio: In splendoribus sanctorum [First Mass for Christmas (Erste Messe an Weihnachten/Première Messe de Noël)] With its evocative cover, here is the perfect CD for those reflective moments at Christmas time, nicely timed to tie in with the current Gregorian vogue The purity of Gregorian chant from Spain (Monks of Monserrat Abbey) and Germany (Benedictine Abbey Münsterschwarzach) Contains the Responsories of Matins at Christmas and the First Mass for Christmas CD booklet includes user-friendly introductory article and sung texts RETURN TO THE TOP

	Cat. No.: 477 7970 Barcode: 0028947779704 Label: DG CD Release Date: October			Maria Stader \| In Dulci Jubilo - Maria Stader Sings European Christmas Songs ARTISTS Maria Stader, soprano Hedwig Bilgram, organ Münchner Chorbuben, Instrumentalvereinigung TRACK LISTING O du fröhliche On Christmas Night Als die Welt verloren Maria durch ein'Dornwald ging Herbei, o ihr Gläubigen Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen Marie et Joseph In dulci jubilo Kommet, ihr Hirten Vom Himmel hoch Freu dich Erd' und Sternenzelt O Jesulein zart D'où viens-tu Ach du meinh liebes Jesulein Seht, das Kindlein weinet Kindlein zart Schlaf, mein Kindlein Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht MOZART: Exsultate Jubilate MOZART: Laudate Dominum Swiss soprano Maria Stader's heart-warming collection of 18 European Christmas songs from 1961, plus two of her most famous recordings: Mozart's Exsultate, jubilate and Laudate Dominum. RETURN TO THE TOP

	Cat. No.: 480 1333 Barcode: 0028948013333 Label: DG 32CD Set Release Date: October			OLIVIER MESSIAEN \| Messiaen Complete Edition ARTISTS Pierre-Laurent Aimard John Alldis Choir Martha Argerich Daniel Barenboïm Noelle Barker Pierre Boulez / The Cleveland Orchestra Catherine Cantin Riccardo Chailly / Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Myung-Whun Chung / Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio-France Myung-Whun Chung / Orchestre de l'Opéra Bastille Catherine Cournot José van Dam Sir Andrew Davis / BBC Chorus and Orchestra Guy Deplus Georges Guest / Saint John’s College Jay Gottlieb Heinz Holliger Daniel Hope Joela Jones Jean-Paul Kreder / Ensemble Le Madrigal Gidon Kremer Hervé Lamy Christian Lardé Olivier Latry Jeanne Loriod Sextuor d'ondes Jeanne Loriod Sylvia McNair Maîtrise de Radio-France Nathalie Manfrino Olivier Messiaen Chris Merritt Yvonne Loriod Roger Muraro Kent Nagano / Hallé Orchestra Yumi Nara Françoise Pollet Karl Anton Rickenbacher / Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin Quatuor Rosemonde Mstislav Rostropovich Robert Sherlaw Johnson Albert Tétard Jean-Yves Thibaudet Dawn Upshaw Marie Vermeulin Luben Yordanoff TRACK LISTING Olivier Messiaen Complete Edition: COMPLETE REPERTOIRE Apparition de l'Eglise éternelle L’Ascension (4 méditations symphoniques) L’Ascension (version pour orgue) Le Banquet céleste Cantéyodjayâ Catalogue d'oiseaux Chant dans le style de Mozart Chants de Terre et de Ciel Chants des déportés Chronochromie Cinq Rechants Concert à quatre Les Corps glorieux Couleurs de la Cité Céleste Des canyons aux étoiles Diptyque Eclairs sur l'Au-Delà Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum Fantaisie burlesque Fantaisie pour violon et piano La Fauvette des Jardins Fête des belles eaux Harawi Huit Préludes Hymne Livre d'orgue Le Livre du Saint Sacrement Méditations sur le Mystère de la Sainte Trinité Le Merle noir Messe de la Pentecôte Monodie La mort du Nombre La Nativité du Seigneur O sacrum convivium, motet pour le Saint-Sacrement Offrande au Saint-Sacrement Les Offrandes oubliées Oiseaux exotiques Petites Esquisses d'oiseaux Pièce pour piano et quatuor à cordes Pièce pour le tombeau de Paul Dukas Poèmes pour Mi (soprano et piano) Poèmes pour Mi (soprano et orchestre) Prélude pour orgue Prélude pour piano Quatre Etudes de rythme Quatre inédits pour piano et ondes Martenot Quatuor pour la fin du Temps Réveil des oiseaux Rondeau Saint François d'Assise Sept Haïkaï Thème et variations Le Tombeau resplendissant La Transfiguration de Notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ Trois Mélodies Trois petites liturgies de la Présence Divine Turangalîla-Symphonie Un Sourire Un Vitrail et des oiseaux Verset pour la Fête de la Dédicace La Ville d’en Haut Vingt Regards sur l'Enfant-Jésus Visions de l'Amen Vocalise-Etude The Messiaen celebrations come to an overwhelming climax with this superb 32-CD set of his complete works. The only complete edition - Released on Deutsche Grammophon - Limited edition. With 400-page booklet in English and French, including complete sung texts and libretto The solo piano works with Roger Muraro (7 CDs); the organ works with Olivier Latry (6 CDs); Orchestral and Choral works with Myung Whun Chung and Pierre Boulez, with Pierre-Laurent, Yvonne Loriod as soloists (ca. 10 CDs); the opera Saint Francois directed by Kent Nagano (4 CDs); Chamber Works with Daniel Barenboim,. Gidon Kremer and Martha Argerich, Daniel Hope (new recording); vocal works with Noelle Barker. The whole is rounded off with a performance of the two-piano Visions de l'Amen by Yvonne Loriod and Messiaen himself (recorded in Paris in 1962). Specially recorded for this edition: Trois petites liturgies de la Présence Divine, Coulers de la Cité Céleste and the rare Hymne (1932) with Myung Whun Chung; the recently discoverd Fantaisie for violin and Piano with Daniel Hope. Don't miss: Fetes des belles for six Ondes Martenot on CD 27! RETURN TO THE TOP

	Cat. No.: 477 8005 Barcode: 0028947780052 Label: DG 38 CD Set Release Date: October			Various Artists \| Karajan Symphony Edition TRACK LISTING BEETHOVEN: SYMPHONIES 1 – 9 + 6 Overtures BRAHMS: SYMPHONIES 1 – 4 + Tragic Overture and "Haydn Variations" BRUCKNER: SYMPHONIES 1 – 9 HAYDN: “PARIS“&”LONDON“SYMPHONIES MENDELSSOHN: SYMPHONIES 1 – 5 MOZART: LATE SYMPHONIES (Nos. 35 - 41) plus nos. 29, 32 and 33 SCHUMANN: SYMPHONIES 1 – 4 + Overture, Scherzo and Finale, Fourth Symphony (recording of 1987 with Wiener Philharmoniker) TCHAIKOVSKY: SYMPHONIES 1 – 6 On 38 CDs at a super value price, this limited edition brings together eight great symphonic cycles in superb performances by the Berliner Philharmoniker under its chief conductor – the master conductor of our age. RETURN TO THE TOP