New Releases

[Moonfish]

Brilliant Classics is seemingly releasing a new Dvořák edition [45 cds] in the near future - May 1

Is this a re-release (reshaping) of the older Dvořák Masterworks Edition (currently going for hundreds of dollars)?

http://www.brilliantclassics.com/articles/d/dvorak-edition/

"Acclaimed performances by internationally renowned artist: the Staatskapelle Berlin/Suitner in the symphonies, the Janacek Philharmonic/Kuchar in the symphonic poems, pianist Rudolf Firkusny, violinist Ruggiero Ricci, cellist Zara Nelsova, Bamberg SO/Doráti, Peter Schreier, and many others offer idiomatic and passionate music making".

[ritter]

Coming in May:

[Brian]

Gidon Kremer returns to Deutsche Grammophon after more than a decade with 'New Seasons' – his first solo concerto album in many years.  The title of the recording refers to Philip Glass' Second Violin Concerto, 'The American Seasons'.  The first Glass Violin Concerto, performed by Kremer and released by DG in 1993, has achieved great success.  Now, this extraordinary follow-up Concerto is at the heart of the repertoire of the Kremerata Baltica.  Performed for the first time in San José, Costa Rica with Gidon Kremer as soloist in August 2013, it will be toured later in the year.  The album also includes works of Arvo Pärt and Giya Kancheli – two composers both closely associated with Gidon Kremer, and who are both celebrating milestone 80th birthdays this year.

1 Philip Glass - The American Four Seasons - Prologue
2 Philip Glass - The American Four Seasons - Movement I
3 Philip Glass - The American Four Seasons - Song No. 1
4 Philip Glass - The American Four Seasons - Movement II
5 Philip Glass - The American Four Seasons - Song No. 2
6 Philip Glass - The American Four Seasons - Movement III
7 Philip Glass - The American Four Seasons - Song No. 3
8 Philip Glass - The American Four Seasons - Movement IV
9 Arvo Pärt - Estnisches Wiegenlied (Estonian Lullaby)
10 Giya Kancheli - Ex contrario
11 Shigeru Umebayashi - Yumeji's Theme



Award-winning Iranian-American harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani releases his first album on Deutsche Grammophon, called 'Time Present and Time Past'.  It is an eclectic programme fusing Baroque with Minimalism – including works by Scarlatti, Bach, Gorecki and Steve Reich.  Esfahani explores the relationship between two musical genres which are 300 years apart, yet emphasises its similarities by playing all pieces on period instruments – this has never been done before with the Reich and Gorecki pieces.  This is also the first harpsichord album DG has released in over 30 years.

1. A. SCARLATTI Variations on "La Follia"
2. GÓRECKI Harpsichord Concerto op. 40 ‒ 1. Allegro molto
3. GÓRECKI Harpsichord Concerto op. 40 ‒ 2. Vivace
4. C. P. E. BACH 12 Variations on "La Folia d'Espagne" Wq 118 no. 9
5. GEMINIANI Concerto grosso in D minor
6. REICH Piano Phase for Two Pianos (version for harpsichord)
7. J. S. BACH Harpsichord Concerto BWV 1052 ‒ 1. Allegro
8. J. S. BACH Harpsichord Concerto BWV 1052 ‒ 2. Adagio
9. J. S. BACH Harpsichord Concerto BWV 1052 ‒ 3. Allegro
10. HANDEL Chaconne in G major HWV 435
11. HANDEL Suite for Harpsichord in E major HWV 430 ‒ Air and Variations "The Harmonious Blacksmith"

[no cover art yet]
THE TCHAIKOVSKY ALBUM
Capriccio italien - 1812 - Francesca da Rimini - Romeo and Juliet

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Vasily Petrenko

This seems to be on the "Classic FM" label.

and also
RENEE FLEMING – Verdi: Otello (2DVD & Blu-ray)
Released: 04/05/15

[betterthanfine]

and also
RENEE FLEMING – Verdi: Otello (2DVD & Blu-ray)
Released: 04/05/15

Ooh, this interests me. Is this a new production?

[kishnevi]

Ooh, this interests me. Is this a new production?

I am guessing this one, but release date is given as May 4

[Brian]

I am guessing this one, but release date is given as May 4

The source I was quoting was European (Decca UK), so it also says May 4.

[ritter]

This looks interesting:



The blurb on Presto:

Between 1965-68, the composer Luc Ferrari collaborated with director Gérard Patris on a series of filmed intimate portraits of great musicians, 'Les Grandes Répétitions' (The Great Rehearsals). Created for the ORTF, and encouraged by its director Pierre Schaeffer, these remarkable films were shown on French TV. They are remarkable not only for their exceptional content, but also for the creative camera work, including dynamic hand-held shots and croppings, and the juxtaposition of music and talk.

Mode has selected two of these films, on Karlheinz Stockhausen and Edgard Varèse, for this DVD. It is the first time these films have been released outside of France, and the first time they have been issued with English subtitles — prepared especially for this Mode release.

Karlheinz Stockhausen: 'Momente' is an extraordinary document. Recorded during rehearsals for the premiere of his monumental work 'Momente' (scored for soprano solo, 2 choirs, orchestra and 2 electric organs) in Cologne, Stockhausen discusses the genesis and meaning of this work dedicated to his wife. The film's rehearsal sequences, with Stockhausen as conductor, are a revelation as he works out details with the soprano Martina Arroyo, the choir and orchestra. The musical sections are intercut with footage of Stockhausen speaking — often as the camera follows him around the studio — capturing his youthful energy and charisma.

'Hommage à Edgard Varèse' (1965, nb, 66 ') is a tribute to Varèse, who unfortunately died a few days before filming began. Iannis Xenakis, Olivier Messiaen, Herman Scherchen, André Jolivet, Pierre Schaeffer, Pierre Boulez, Konstantin Simonovic, Ferdnand Ouellette and Marcel Duchamp speak of the personality and work of this 'musical architect'. Varèse's voice is also heard. A complete performance of Varèse's percussion ensemble classic 'Ionisation' is shown (Simonovic conducting), and Bruno Maderna directs a rehearsal of 'Deserts'.

http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/r/Mode/mode276dvd

[Brian]

Coming soon on the Timpani label:

IBERT, JACQUES: Chevalier errant (Le) / Les Amours de Jupiter (Lorraine National Orchestra, Jacques Mercier)

Le chevalier errant
1.        I. Les Moulins 00:04:31
2.        II. Danse des galeriens 00:04:35
3.        III. L'Age d'or 00:11:33
4.        IV. Les Comediens et Final 00:07:42

Les Amours de Jupiter
5.        Ouverture 00:01:22
6.        Enlevement d'Europe: Ensemble des filles 00:01:06
7.        Enlevement d'Europe: Solo d'Europe 00:01:18
8.        Enlevement d'Europe: Ensemble des filles 00:00:58
9.        Enlevement d'Europe: Entree du taureau et enlevement d'Europe 00:00:39
10.        Leda: Entree de Mercure et jupiter 00:01:30
11.        Leda: Variations de Leda 00:02:06
12.        Leda: Entree et variations de Jupiter 00:01:00
13.        Leda: Pas de deux de Leda et du Cygne 00:02:00
14.        Danae: Entree de Danae et des deux geoliers 00:01:56
15.        Danae: Variations de Danae 00:03:08
16.        Ganymede: Entree et variations de Mercure 00:01:51
17.        Ganymede: Entree et variations de Ganymede 00:01:23
18.        Ganymede: Apparitions et variations de l'Aigle 00:01:24
19.        Ganymede: Pas de deux de Ganymede et de l'Aigle 00:01:50
20.        Retour a Junon: Danse de Junon et d'Iris 00:01:51
21.        Retour a Junon: Prelude a l'entree de Jupiter 00:01:51
22.        Retour a Junon: Apotheose de Jupiter et Junon 00:01:36

Total Playing Time: 00:57:10

[ritter]

Coming soon on the Timpani label:

IBERT, JACQUES: Chevalier errant (Le) / Les Amours de Jupiter (Lorraine National Orchestra, Jacques Mercier)

Here's the cover:

[betterthanfine]

I am guessing this one, but release date is given as May 4

Ah, thanks for that. Looks like it's the same old production as the one already on DVD from the nineties, also starring Fleming:

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[Todd]

[Brian]

Mahler: Symphony No. 9
Budapest Festival Orchestra, Iván Fischer



Grieg: Cello Sonata in A minor, Op. 36
Hough: Sonata for cello and piano left hand 'Les adieux'
Mendelssohn: Cello Sonata No. 2 in D major, Op. 58
Steven Isserlis (cello) & Stephen Hough (piano)



Grieg: Piano Concerto
Grieg: 12 Lyric Pieces
Javier Perianes (piano), BBC Symphony, & Sakari Oramo



Berg: Piano Sonata, Op. 1
Ives, C: Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 19 'Concord, Mass., 1840-1860'
Webern: Variations, Op. 27
Alexei Lubimov (piano)



Ensemble Signal, described by the New York Times as "one of the most vital groups of its kind," is a NY-based ensemble founded in 2008, dedicated to offering the broadest possible audience access to a diverse range of contemporary works through performance, commissioning, recording and education. Recent highlights have included a headliner performance of Steve Reich's 'Music for 18 Musicians' and 'Radio Rewrite' at the 2014 BIG EARS Festival in Knoxville, TN, and performing in the 2013 Lincoln Center Festival's production of 'Monkey: Journey to The Wes't, with music by Damon Albarn, directed by Chen Shi-Zheng. Upcoming highlights include the co-commission of a new work for large ensemble by Steve Reich, to be premiered in 2016-17 and the performance of Steve Reich's video opera 'Three Tales', as well as David Lang, Michael Gordon, and Julia Wolfe's video opera Shelter, on the LA Philharmonic's series at Walt Disney Concert Hall in May 2015.



Award-winning violinist Christian Tetzlaff and pianist Lars Vogt are joined with Tanja Tetzlaff on this exciting new recording of the Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Piano Trios.



Franck, C:
Violin Sonata in A major
Strauss, R:
Violin Sonata in E flat major, Op. 18
Wiegenlied, Op. 41 No. 1
transcribed for violin & piano
Waldseligkeit, Op. 49 No. 1
transcribed for violin & piano
Morgen, Op. 27 No. 4
transcribed for violin & piano

James Ehnes and long term musical partner Andrew Armstrong have performed both the Franck and Strauss violin sonatas many times and bring special insight to these works that only many years of performing them together can convey.



Dvorak: Requiem, Op. 89
Ilse Eerens (soprano), Bernarda Fink (mezzo-soprano), Maximilian Schmitt (tenor) & Nathan Berg (bass-baritone)
Collegium Vocale Gent & Royal Flemish Philharmonic, Philippe Herreweghe



Cherubini:
Del fiero duol che il cor mi frange (Act 3) (from Medea)
Mariotte:
Ah! Je baiserai ta bouche (from Salome)
Massenet:
Ne me refuse pas (from Hérodiade)
O mes sœurs (from Marie-Magdeleine)
Saint-Saëns:
Bacchanale from Samson et Dalila
Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix (from Samson et Dalila)
Strauss, R:
Ich habe keine guten Nachte (from Elektra)
Salome: Dance of the Seven Veils
Stravinsky:
Nonn' erubescite, reges (from Oedipus Rex)
Wagner:
Ich sah das Kind an seiner Mutter Brust (from Parsifal)
Dagmar Pecková (mezzo)
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Aleksandar Markovic

[Todd]

[Mirror Image]

Late to the party again I see:

Coming in May:

[Todd]

Late to the party again I see:

Guess so.

[Camphy]

Symphonies no. 22, 46, and 47 + Sinfonia 'Dissonant' from W.F. Bach

[Brian]

This is a pretty inventive recital program:

[Papy Oli]

Amazon is listing a 60-CD boxset of the complete recordings of the Beaux Arts Trio, out in July.

ASIN : B00VL4Q0A8

[Mookalafalas]

Amazon is listing a 60-CD boxset of the complete recordings of the Beaux Arts Trio, out in July.

ASIN : B00VL4Q0A8

Nice find! Even searching Amazon with the ASIN I can barely find anything about it (July release, apparently).  Someone was recently complaining in the "box blather" thread that there are no chamber/small ensemble box sets.  Looks like that is going to change. 

[Moonfish]

Rampal #2

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