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Newsletter No.72
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The World's Leading Classical Music Label |
December 16, 2003
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ATTENTION MUSIC LIBRARIANS: Test Drive Naxos Music Library!
Naxos have now created the world's most comprehensive online music library, consisting of all 75,000 tracks in the Naxos and Marco Polo catalogues. This service has been specially created for university and school music departments and libraries, and will soon be available on an annual subscription basis that will allow for multiple concurrent usage.
To receive a trial password, please send your institution details to: David Robson, email drobson@selectmusic.co.uk.
Ask the Artist
Check out Naxos.com this week to see conductor Marin Alsop's answers to your questions. Read about Marin's holiday traditions, the pieces she would love to conduct, and her advice to young women in music.
Our next "Ask the Artist" segment will focus on the Grammy-nominated Maggini Quartet, whose many critically-acclaimed recordings have rejuvenated interest and enthusiasm for British chamber music. Submit your questions for the Magginis to editor@naxos.com. The quartet will pick some of their favourite questions and respond to them personally, with the answers appearing on Naxos.com.
Naxos Recordings Earn an Unprecedented Eleven GRAMMY nominations
Naxos artists and composers have been honoured with eleven GRAMMY © nominations. This amounts to the most nominations Naxos recordings have ever received in a single year and the most nominations of any classical label this year. Naxos distributed labels Naïve and BBC/Opus Arte also earned one nomination each for a total of thirteen nominations for Naxos distributed recordings. Among the nominees is Naxos conductor José Serebrier who tops this year's GRAMMY nominee list with five nominations, the most of any artist in the classical field, for recordings of the Symphonies of Ned Rorem and for a disc of world premiere recordings of his own compositions. The 46th Annual GRAMMY Awards will be presented in Los Angeles at the STAPLES Center on Sunday, February 8, 2004.
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MONTEVERDI: Madrigals, Book 3
Ch'io non t'ami, cor mio? • Io pur verro la dove sete • La giovinetta pianta • La tra'l sangue • Lumi, miei cari lumi • Ma dove, oh lasso me! and others
Delitiae Musicae / Marco Longhini, conductor
Cat. 8.555309
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PIAZZOLLA: Tango Argentino
71 Milonga • Coming Back • Farewell Nonino • For the tilingos • Jacinto Chiclana • Kite-flying Dream and others
Victor Villadangos, guitar
Cat. 8.555721
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SEVERAC: Cerdana / En Languedoc
Cerdana (Cinq etudes pittoresques pour le piano) • En Languedoc (In Languedoc)
Jordi Maso, piano
Cat. 8.555855
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YSAYE: Solo Violin Sonatas, Op. 27
Sonata No. 1 in G minor, Op. 27 • Sonata No. 2 in A minor, Op. 27 • Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 27, "Ballade" • Sonata No. 4 in E minor, Op. 27 • Sonata No. 5 in G major, Op. 27 • Sonata No. 6 in E major, Op. 27
Ilya Kaler, violin
Cat. 8.555996
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Norwegian Classical Favourites
Entry of the Boyars • Fantasy Pieces, Op. 45: Summer Song • Festive Polonaise, Op. 12 • Forest Clearing, Op. 15 • Funeral March, Op. 41 • Liti Kersti Suite: Bjorgulv the Fiddler and others
Iceland Symphony Orchestra / Bjarte Engeset, conductor
Cat. 8.557017
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Salon Orchestra Favourites, Vol. 3
A Waltz Dream: Leise, ganz leise klingt's durch den Raum • Chanson de matin • Chanson de nuit • Die Csardasfurstin: Potpourri • Die Libelle (The Dragon Fly), Polka Mazurka • Florentiner Marsch and others
Schwanen Salon Orchestra / Georg Huber, conductor
Cat. 8.557048
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BRAHMS: Four-Hand Piano Music, Vol. 10
String Quartet in C minor, Op. 51, No. 1 • String Quartet in A minor, Op. 51, No. 2
Christian Kohn, piano / Silke-Thora Matthies, piano
Cat. 8.557056
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BLISS: Piano Concerto / Piano Sonata
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in B flat major • Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra • Sonata for Piano
Peter Donohoe, piano / Martin Roscoe, piano / Royal Scottish National Orchestra / David Lloyd-Jones, conductor
Cat. 8.557146
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SCHUBERT: Lied Edition 15 - Friends, Vol. 2
Am See, D. 746 • Auf einen Kirchhof (Im Kirchhofe), D. 151 • Der Knabe in der Wiege, D. 579 • Des Frauleins Liebeslauschen, D. 698 • Ilmerine from Diego Manazares, D. 458 • Im Haine, D. 738 and others
Ulrich Eisenlohr, piano / Brigitte Geller, soprano
Cat. 8.557171
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RHEINBERGER: Works for Organ, Vol. 5
Seven Trios for Organ, Op. 189, Nos. 6-12 • Sonata No. 12 in D flat major, Op. 154 • Sonata No. 13 in E flat major, Op. 161
Wolfgang Rubsam, organ
Cat. 8.557184
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ORBON: Symphonic Dances
Concerto Grosso • Symphonic Dances (Danzas Sinfonicas) • Three Symphonic Versions (Tres Versiones Sinfonicas)
Hector Corpus Aguilar, violin / Vladimir Atapin, cello / Oleg Lev, viola / Alexandre Vassiliev, violin / Asturias Symphony Orchestra / Maximiano Valdes, conductor
Cat. 8.557368
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PUCCINI: Gianni Schicchi
Gianni Schicchi
Felipe Bou, bass / Sara Galli, soprano / Gerardo Lopez Gamez, tenor / José García-Quijada, baritone / Tatiana Lisnic, soprano / Claudia Marchi, mezzo-soprano / Antonio Torres Merino, bass / Mabel Perelstein, contralto / Alberto Rinaldi, baritone / Carlos Ruiz, bass / Stefano Secco, tenor / Celestino Varela, baritone / Javier Zorilla, baritone / Malaga Philharmonic Orchestra / Alexander Rahbari, conductor
Cat. 8.660111
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SOUSA: Music for Wind Band, Vol. 4
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Co. • Bride Elect Selections • Coeds of Michigan • Nobles of the Mystic Shrine • Pathfinder of Panama • Riders for the Flag and others
Royal Artillery Band / Keith Brion, conductor
Cat. 8.559093
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BERNSTEIN: Symphony No. 1 / Concerto for Orchestra
Concerto for Orchestra, "Jubilee Games" • Symphony No. 1, "Jeremiah"
Nathan Gunn, baritone / Helen Medlyn, mezzo-soprano / New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / James Judd, conductor
Cat. 8.559100
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PUCCINI: Tosca
Tosca
Franco Calabrese, bass / Maria Callas, soprano / Dario Caselli, bass / Alvaro Cordova, tenor / Tito Gobbi, baritone / Melchiorre Luise, bass / Angelo Mercuriali, tenor / Guiseppe di Stefano, tenor / Milan La Scala Chorus / Milan La Scala Orchestra / Victor De Sabata, conductor
Cat. 8.110256-57
*Not available in the U.S.
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BELLINI: I Puritani
I Puritani
Maria Callas, soprano / Aurora Cattelani, soprano / Carlo Forti, bass / Angelo Mercuriali, tenor / Rolando Panerai, baritone / Nicola Rossi-Lemeni, bass / Guiseppe di Stefano, tenor / Milan La Scala Chorus / Milan La Scala Orchestra / Tullio Serafin, conductor
Cat. 8.110259-60
*Not available in the U.S.
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The Gigli Edition, Vol. 3: Recordings 1923-25
Canto del cogno • Come, love with me • Funiculi, funicula • Good-bye, Marie • L' Africana, Act 4: O paradiso • L'elisir d'amore, Act 1: Quanto e bella and others
Lucrezia Bori, soprano / Beniamino Gigli, tenor / Pongoni Chorus / Studio Orchestra / Rosario Bourdon, conductor / Nathaniel 'Nat' Shilkret, conductor
Cat. 8.110264
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PONCHIELLI: La Gioconda
La Gioconda
Maria Amandini, contralto / Fedora Barbieri, mezzo-soprano / Armando Benzi, tenor / Maria Callas, soprano / Giulio Neri, bass / Gianni Poggi, tenor / Piero Poldi, bass / Paolo Silveri, baritone / CETRA Chorus / Turin Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra / Antonino Votto, conductor
Cat. 8.110302-04
*Not available in the U.S.
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Welte-Mignon Piano Rolls, Vol. 2
Berceuse • Butterfly, Op. 43, No. 1 • Etude in G major, Op. 10, No. 5 • Nocturne No. 5 in F sharp minor, Op. 15, No. 2 • Polonaise in A flat major, Op. 53 • Rondo Brilliante in E flat major, Op. 62 and others
Tosta di Benici, piano / Fannie Bloomfield Zeisler, piano / Edvard Grieg, piano / Josef Hofmann, piano / Frederic Lamond, piano / Johanna Lohr, piano / Ignacy Jan Paderewski, piano / Gertrude Peppercorn, piano / Raoul Pugno, piano / Camille Saint-Saens, piano / Lillian Seckendorf Popper, piano / Richard Strauss, piano
Cat. 8.110678
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KETELBEY: Tangled Tunes / Men of England / In Holiday Mood
A Sunday Afternoon Reverie • Canzonetta • Christmas (Medley Fox Trot) • In a Monastery Garden • In Holiday Mood: Down the Stream • In Holiday Mood: On the Promenade and others
Edgar Coyle, baritone / Albert W. Ketelbey, piano / Jean Schwiller, cello / Nellie Walker, contralto / A. W. Ketelbey Concert Chorus / Studio Chorus / A. W. Ketelbey Concert Orchestra / Casino Orchestra / Columbia Studio Orchestra / Edison Bell Dance Orchestra / Grand Orchestra / Odeon Symphony Orchestra of Paris / Regal Orchestra / Regimental Band of H. M. Royal Horseguards / Westminster Light Sympho / Gustave Cloez, conductor / W. J. Dunn, conductor / Claude Ivy, conductor / Albert Ketelbey, conductor / Louis Voss, conductor / Harry Wood, conductor
Cat. 8.110870
*Not available in the U.S.
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| Naxos Nostalgia |
COWARD, Noel: Vol. 4, I Wonder What Happened to Him
Ace of Clubs: Josephine • Ace of Clubs: Sail Away • Don't Make Fun of the Fair • I Wonder What Happened to Him • Loch Lomond • Matelot and others
Noel Coward, voice / Norman Hackforth, piano / Robb Stewart, piano / Cafe de Paris Orchestra / Cambridge Theatre Orchestra / Piccadilly Theatre Orchestra / Studio Orchestra / Annunzio Paolo Mantovani, conductor
Cat. 8.120721
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| Naxos Jazz Legends |
Bob Crosby's Bob Cats: Palesteena
Big Foot Jump • Blow, Blow Thou Winter Wind • Call Me a Fool • Coquette • Do You Ever Think of Me? • Five Point Blues and others
Bob Crosby, voice / Nappy Lamare, voice / Marion Mann, voice / Bob Cats / Bob Crosby, conductor
Cat. 8.120681
*Not available in the U.S.
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Django REINHARDT Vol. 4 - Swingin' with Django
Bouncin' Around • Chicago • Fiddle's Blues • I've Found a New Baby • Improvisation • Improvisation sur le premier mouvement du Concerto en re mineur de J. S. Bach and others
Paul Cordonnier, bass / Stephane Grappelli, violin / Django Reinhardt, guitar / Eddie South, violin / Hot Club of France Quintet
Cat. 8.120698
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MAUPASSANT: Normandy Stories
Normandy Stories
Oliver Montgomery
Cat. NA231112
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Dangerous Liaisons
Dangerous Liaisons
Freda Dowie, narrator / Polly Hayes, narrator / Estelle Kohler / Michael Sheen, narrator / Claire Skinner / Benjamin Soames, narrator / Sarah Woodward
Cat. NA331212
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Swahili Rumba (Kenya)
Alice • Bomba-Atomic • East Africa • Hasidi Hana Sababu • Kazi Ni Kazi • Maisha and others
Golden Sounds Band
Cat. 76055-2
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| BBC/Opus Arte DVD |
Mozart in Turkey, featuring Die Entführung aus dem Serail (PAL)
Mozart in Turkey: Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail • Mozart in Turkey: Die Entführung aus dem Serail
Paul Groves, tenor / Scottish Chamber Orchestra / Charles MacKerras, conductor
Cat. OA0891D
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DELVEDEZ / MINKUS: Paquita
Paquita
Agnès Letestu, dancer / Paris National Opera Ballet / Paris National Opera Orchestra
Cat. DV-BLPAQ
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Gary Burton & Makoto Ozone, Live
Bento Box • Blue Monk • Gary Burton & Makoto Ozone, Live in Concert • Kato's Revenge • Laura's Dream • Monk's Dream and others
Gary Burton, vibraphone / Makoto Ozone, piano
Cat. DV-JGBMO
*Not available in North and South America
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BERG: Lulu
Lulu
Alfred Muff, baritone / Peter Straka, tenor / Zurich Opera House Chorus / Zurich Opera House Orchestra
Cat. DV-OPLULU
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VERDI: Simon Boccanegra
Simon Boccanegra
Vincenzo La Scola, tenor / Karita Mattila, soprano / Fiorentino Maggio Musicale Chorus / Fiorentino Maggio Musicale Orchestra / Claudio Abbado, conductor
Cat. DV-OPSIBO
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| Arthaus Musik DVD |
WAGNER: Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg (PAL)
Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg
Robert Allman / Helena Does / Christopher Doig / Paul Frey / Rosemary Gunn / Donald Hanks / Donald McIntyre / John Pringle / Opera Australia Chorus / Elizabethan Philharmonic Orchestra / Charles MacKerras, conductor
Cat. 100122
*Not available in North and South America
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A Gala Evening from Glyndebourne Festival Opera (PAL)
A Gala Evening: In the Presence of HRH The Prince of Wales
Felicity Lott, soprano / Ruggero Raimondi, bass / London Philharmonic Orchestra / Bernard Haitink, conductor
Cat. 100428
*Not available in North and South America
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Parsifal - The Search for the Grail
Parsifal - The Search for the Grail
Placido Domingo, tenor / St. Petersburg Mariinsky Theatre Choir / Kirov Orchestra / Valery Gergiev, conductor
Cat. 100610
*Not available in North and South America
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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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December 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 December Classical Music Quiz:
- K. Y. (Japan)
- S. G. (Sweden)
- P. S. (England)
- P. W. (New Zealand)
- N. S. (USA)
- M. T. (Belgium)
- L. L. (Singapore)
- L. F. (England)
- A. D. (Brazil)
- A. L. (Italy)
QUESTIONS:
- Which composer wrote Mikrokosmos, six books of piano pieces to be used for teaching?
- Which conductor participated in nearly all of Jussi Bjorling's recordings in Swedish?
- In which language was Handel's Messiah originally written?
- What was Duke Ellington's full name?
- Which Naxos Educational series provides the musical context to great art by featuring the musical contemporaries of famous artists?
ANSWERS:
- Bartok
- Nils Grevillius
- English
- Edward Kennedy Ellington
- Art and Music; or The Music of His Time
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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