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Newsletter No.76
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The World's Leading Classical Music Label |
February 17, 2004
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| Naxos News
Naxos World Wins GRAMMY® for Sacred Tibetan Chant
Naxos World title Sacred Tibetan Chant was honoured at the 46th Annual GRAMMY® Awards Sunday night in the Traditional World Music category, becoming the first Naxos title to win a GRAMMY award. Receiving the award for Best Traditional World Music Album, Sacred Tibetan Chant captured one of only two awards given for world music.
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Ask the Artist
This week on Naxos.com pianist Konstantin Scherbakov answers your questions. Learn what Naxos fans want to know--and what Scherbakov thinks--about piano transcriptions, fellow pianists, and the continuation of his projects on Naxos.
Our next "Ask the Artist" segment will focus on the Nashville Symphony. With a GRAMMY® nomination for their recording of Amy Beach's Piano Concerto, plus two new releases featuring Beethoven's Missa Solemnis and works by Elliott Carter, the symphony is creating some exciting sound waves in the music world. Submit your questions for any member or section of the symphony to customer.service@naxos.com. The instrumentalists will select a few questions and respond to them personally, with the answers appearing on Naxos.com next month.
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HANDEL: Ode for St. Cecilia's Day
Ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 76
Dorothee Mields, soprano / Mark Wilde, tenor / Alsfelder Vocal Ensemble / Concerto Polacco / Wolfgang Helbich, conductor
Cat. 8.554752
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Flute Concertos (Romantic)
Berceuse, Op. 16 • Concertante in F major • Concertino in D major • Fantaisie, Op. 79 • Le merle blanc, Op. 161 • Morceau de concours and others
Marc Grauwels, flute / Joris van den Hauwe, oboe / Belgian Radio and Television Philharmonic Orchestra / Andre Vandernoot, conductor
Cat. 8.555977
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LISZT: Etudes
Ab irato, grande etude de perfectionnement, S. 142/R4b • Etude en douze exercices, S. 136/R1 • Mazeppa, S. 136/R2c • Morceau de salon, etude de perfectionnement, S. 142/R4a • Trois etudes de concert, S. 144/R5 • Zwei Konzert-Etuden, S. 145/R6
William Wolfram, piano
Cat. 8.557014
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LEHMANN: The Daisy Chain / Bird Songs
Bird Songs • Cherry Ripe • Dusk in the Valley • Endymion • Evensong • Four Cautionary Tales and a Moral and others
Steuart Bedford, piano / Neal Davies, baritone / Toby Spence, tenor / Janice Watson, soprano / Catherine Wyn-Rogers, mezzo-soprano
Cat. 8.557118
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ELGAR: Wand of Youth / Nursery Suite
Dream Children, Op. 43 • Nursery Suite • The Wand of Youth - Suite No. 1, Op. 1a • The Wand of Youth - Suite No. 2, Op. 1b
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / James Judd, conductor
Cat. 8.557166
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HUMMEL: Missa Solemnis / Te Deum
Missa Solemnis in C major • Te Deum
David Griffiths, bass / Zan McKendree-Wright, alto / Patrick Power, tenor / Patricia Wright, soprano / TOWER Voices New Zealand / New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / Uwe Grodd, conductor
Cat. 8.557193
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BRITTEN: Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo / Winter Words
If it's ever Spring again • Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo, Op. 22 • The Children and Sir Nameless • The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35 • Winter Words, Op. 52
Steuart Bedford, piano / Philip Langridge, tenor
Cat. 8.557201
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VALI: Flute Concerto / Deylaman / Folk Songs (Set No. 10)
Deylaman • Flute Concerto • Folk Songs, Set No. 10
Alberto Almarza, flute / Janna Baty, soprano / Boston Modern Orchestra Project / Gil Rose, conductor
Cat. 8.557224
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SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 7, 'Leningrad'
Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 60, "Leningrad"
Russian Philharmonic Orchestra / Dmitry Yablonsky, conductor
Cat. 8.557256
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FALLA: La vida breve
La vida breve
Enrique Baquerizo, tenor / Manuel Cid, tenor / Alfonso Echeverria, bass / Alicia Nafe, mezzo-soprano / Ana Maria Sanchez, soprano / Pedro Sanz, tenor / Maria Jose Suarez, soprano / Vincente Ombuena Valls, tenor / Prince of Asturias Foundation Choir / Asturias Symphony Orchestra / Maximiano Valdes, conductor
Cat. 8.660155
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ROCHBERG: Violin Concerto
Violin Concerto
Peter Sheppard Skaerved, violin / Saarbrucken Radio Symphony Orchestra / Christopher Lyndon-Gee, conductor
Cat. 8.559129
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GRIFFES: Pleasure Dome of Kubla Khan / The White Peacock
Bacchanale • Clouds • Poem for Flute and Orchestra • The Pleasure Dome of Kubla Khan • The White Peacock • Three Poems of Fiona McLeod and others
Barbara Quintiliani, soprano / Carol Wincenc, flute / Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra / JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Cat. 8.559164
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| Marco Polo |
SAINT-SAENS: Javotte / Parysatis
Javotte • Parysatis
Queensland Orchestra / Andrew Mogrelia, conductor
Cat. 8.223612
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| Naxos DVD Audio |
SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 7, 'Leningrad'
Symphony No. 7 in C, Op. 60, "Leningrad"
Russian Philharmonic Orchestra / Dmitry Yablonsky, conductor
Cat. 5.110020
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SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 7, 'Leningrad'
Symphony No. 7 in C, Op. 60, "Leningrad"
Russian Philharmonic Orchestra / Dmitry Yablonsky, conductor
Cat. 6.110020
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KORNGOLD: Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Moscow Symphony Orchestra / William Stromberg, conductor
Cat. 5.220501
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| Naxos Historical Recordings |
LEONCAVALLO: Pagliacci
Pagliacci
Victoria de los Angeles, soprano / Jussi Bjorling, tenor / George Cehanovsky, baritone / Paul Franke, tenor / Robert Merrill, baritone / Leonard Warren, baritone / Richard Wright, tenor / Columbus Boychoir / Robert Shaw Chorale / RCA Victor Orchestra / Renato Cellini, conductor
Cat. 8.110258
Not available in the United States.
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The Gigli Edition, Vol. 4: Recordings 1926-27
Addio a Napoli • I milioni d' Arlecchino, Act I: Notturno d' amore • La boheme, Act IV: O Mimi, tu piu non torni • La forza del destino, Act III: Solenne in quest'ora • La gioconda, Act I: Enzo Grimaldo, Principe di Santafior! • Manon Lescaut, Act I: Donna non vidi mai and others
Beniamino Gigli, tenor / Giuseppe de Luca, baritone / Titta Ruffo, baritone / Josef Pasternak Orchestra / Nathaniel Shilkret Orchestra / Studio Orchestra / Rosario Bourdon, conductor / Josef A. Pasternack, conductor / Nathaniel Shilkret, conductor
Cat. 8.110265
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Italian Popular Songs, Vol. 1 (1930-1950)
A vuchella • Anema e core • Anima mia • Canta pe' me! • Carmela • Chi se nne scorda cchiu and others
Jussi Bjorling, tenor / Mario del Monaco, tenor / Beniamino Gigli, tenor / Jan Kiepura, tenor / Aureliano Pertile, tenor / Tito Schipa, tenor / Joseph Schmidt, tenor / Giuseppe di Stefano, tenor / Ferruccio Tagliavini, tenor / Alessandro Ziliani, tenor
Cat. 8.110768
Not available in the United States.
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Toscanini: BEETHOVEN / BRAHMS / MOZART
Die Zauberflote: Overture • Invitation to the Dance • La Scala di seta: Overture • Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68, "Pastoral" • Tragic Overture
BBC Symphony Orchestra / Arturo Toscanini, conductor
Cat. 8.110877
Not available in the United States.
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LAUDER, Harry: Roamin' in the Gloamin' (1926-1930)
A Wee Deoch an' Doris • Breakfast in Bed on Sunday Morning • Doughie the Baker (It's Nicer When You Make It Up Again) • I Love a Lassie (My Scotch Blue Bell) • I Love to Be a Sailor • It's Nice to Get Up in the Morning (But It's Nicer to Lie in Bed) and others
Harry Lauder, vocals / George Byng Orchestra / Ray Noble Orchestra / Rosario Bourdon Orchestra / Rosario Bourdon, conductor / George W. Byng, conductor / Ray Noble, conductor
Cat. 8.120751
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| Naxos Jazz Legends |
ELLINGTON, Duke: Tootin' Through the Roof (1939-40)
A Lonely Co-Ed • Blues • Bouncing Bouyancy • Doin' the Voom Voom • Grievin' • I Never Felt This Way Before and others
Ivie Anderson, vocals / Jimmy Blanton, bass / Duke Ellington, piano / Duke Ellington Orchestra
Cat. 8.120729
Not available in the United States.
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MILLER, Glenn: Glen Island Special (1938-42)
A String of Pearls • Adios • American Patrol (arr. J. Gray) • Anvil Chorus (arr. J. Gray) • By the Waters of Minnetonka - Parts 1 & 2 • Glen Island Special and others
Glenn Miller Orchestra / Glenn Miller, conductor
Cat. 8.120746
Not available in the United States.
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| Naxos Educational Products |
Klimt - Music of His Time
Das Lied von der Erde • Der Rosenkavalier: Waltz Sequence I • Die Fledermaus: Overture • Hungarian Dance No. 1 • King Roger: Roxana's Song • Passacaglia, Op. 1 and others
Ruxandra Donose, mezzo-soprano / Thomas Harper, tenor / Peter Hill, piano / Barbara Zagorzanka, soprano / Evgeny Zarafiants, piano / Budapest Symphony Orchestra / National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland / Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra / Polish State Philharmonic Orchestra (Katowice) / Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra / Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice / Ulster Orch / Istvan Bogar, conductor / Michael Halasz, conductor / Zdenek Kosler, conductor / Edgar Seipenbusch, conductor / Karol Stryja, conductor / Alfred Walter, conductor / Takuo Yuasa, conductor
Cat. 8.558146
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| Naxos CD Box Set |
MOZART: Complete Symphonies
Cat. 8.501107
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DVORAK: Complete Published Orchestral Works
Cat. 8.501701
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BEETHOVEN: Complete Symphonies and Piano Concertos
Cat. 8.508007
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PROKOFIEV: Complete Symphonies and Concertos
Cat. 8.509001
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| Naxos AudioBooks |
GRIMM: Fairy Tales, Vol. 2
Brother and Sister • Master Cobbler's Awl • Old Rinkrank • The Boots of Buffalo-Leather • The Drummer • The Grave Mound and others
Laura Paton, reader
Cat. NA230312
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CHAUCER: Canterbury Tales, Vol. 3
The Friar's Tale • The Lawyer's Tale • The Manciple's Tale • The Physician's Tale • The Prioress's Tale • The Seaman's Tale and others
Sean Barrett, reader / Charles Kay, reader / Michael Maloney, reader / Tim Pigott-Smith, reader / Rosalind Shanks / Stephen Tompkinson, reader / Timothy West, reader
Cat. NA330412
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| TDK DVD |
Dancer's Dream: La Bayadere
The Great Ballets of Rudolf Nureyev: La Bayadere
Isabel Guerin, dancer / Laurent Hilaire, dancer / Elisabeth Platel, dancer / Paris National Opera Ballet
Cat. DV-BLDDLB
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PETERSON: Easter Suite
Easter Suite
Martin Drew, drumset / Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen, bass / Oscar Peterson, piano
Cat. DV-JOPET
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Michelangeli plays Beethoven / Schubert / Brahms
Michelangeli plays Beethoven, Schubert and Brahms
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, piano
Cat. DV-MPSR
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Waldbuhne Concert 2002: A Night of Encores
Summer Concert 2002 from the Berlin Waldbuhne
Vadim Repin, violin / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Mariss Jansons, conductor
Cat. DV-WBNOE
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| Arthaus Musik DVD |
PROKOFIEV: War and Peace
War and Peace
Kirov Opera Chorus / Valery Gergiev, conductor
Cat. 100370
Not available in North and South America.
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ALVIN AILEY: An Evening with the American Dance Theater
Cry • Divining • Revelations • The Stack-Up
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre
Cat. 100452
Not available in North and South America.
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BRAHMS: Ein Deutsches Requiem (NTSC only)
Ein Deutsches Requiem
Barbara Bonney, soprano / Bryn Terfel, bass-baritone / Eric Ericson Chamber Choir / Swedish Radio Choir / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Claudio Abbado, conductor
Cat. 101047
Not available in North and South America.
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| BBC/Opus Arte DVD |
STRAUSS II: Die Fledermaus
Die Fledermaus
Thomas Allen, baritone / Pamela Armstrong, soprano / Hakan Hagegard, baritone / Ragnar Ulfung, tenor / Glyndebourne Festival Chorus / London Philharmonic Orchestra / Vladimir Jurowski, conductor
Cat. OA0889D
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To our readers in North and South America: Not all releases are available in the United States. For a complete list of new releases available in your region, please go to www.naxosusa.com.
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February Quiz Winners
Our Classical Music Quiz is open exclusively to subscribers of our newsletter. If you are not yet a subscriber, please take a moment to Register.
Here are the 10 winners of our February Classical Music Quiz:
- J. D. (Brazil)
- M. T. (USA)
- S. K. (Canada)
- L. A. (Argentina)
- P. Y. (Hong Kong)
- S. G. (Netherlands)
- A. K. (Finland)
- C. R. (Scotland)
- E. R. (Italy)
- S. B. (USA)
QUESTIONS:
- What is the name of Latvian composer Janis Ivanovs' last completed symphonic score?
- Which American conductor has been involved with several recent Naxos recordings as both the Music Director of the Seattle Symphony and as a key advisor for the Milken Archive of American Jewish Music?
- In which year did Artur Schnabel flee Berlin for political reasons?
- Who are the producers for the two most recent releases from the Guitar Collection, Guitar Music of Cuba and Tango Argentino?
- How many strings are on a violin?
ANSWERS:
- No. 20. The composer only completed three movements of Symphony No. 21 before his death in 1983.
- Gerard Schwarz
- 1933
- Norbert Kraft and Bonnie Silver
- Four
Winners will also be notified through email and prizes will be sent upon confirmation of their mailing addresses. Each winner is entitled to 1 single Naxos CD of his / her choice.
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