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Bach JS: Cantatas
Andreas Scholl

$26.95$21.95 – Compact disc / Decca

Catalogue # DCAB001605202.2

ABC Classic FM CD of the Week: 30th January 2012

Andreas Scholl first sang the music of J. S. Bach as a boy chorister. Now the leading countertenor of our time, he returns to his musical roots... Buy or find out more 


Slavic Heroes
Mariusz Kwiecien

$24.95 – Compact disc / Harmonia Mundi

Catalogue # HMW906101

ABC Classic FM CD of the Week: 23rd January 2012

From the first moment you hear him, the immensely talented young Polish baritone Mariusz Kweicien will delight you with his mellifluous and burnished... Buy or find out more 



Classic 100 20 Th Century
Various

$24.95 – Compact disc / Abc Classics

Catalogue # 4805901

ABC Classic FM CD of the Week: 4th January 2011

ABC Classic FM's annual Classic 100 survey of Australia's favourite music remains the definitive anthology of classic hits, its combination of superb pe... Buy or find out more 


Brandenburg Christmas
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra

$26.95 – Compact disc / Abc Classics

Catalogue # 4764687

ABC Classic FM CD of the Week: 19th December 2011

Every year since 1999, four-time ARIA-winners the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra along with the Brandenburg Choir have gathered each December to cel... Buy or find out more 



Sublime Porte, Voices Of Instanbul 1400 1800
Jordi Savall & Hesperion Xxi

$29.95 – Compact disc / Aliavox Records

Catalogue # AVSA9887

ABC Classic FM CD of the Week: 12th December 2011

The Sublime Porte was the name of the open court of the sultan, led by the Grand Vizier. It got its name from the gate to the headquarters of the Gra... Buy or find out more 


Dances To A Black Pipe
Martin Frost, Richard Tognetti & Aco

$29.95 – Compact disc / Bis

Catalogue # BISSACD1863

ABC Classic FM CD of the Week: 5th December 2011

Martin Fröst’s latest releases have featured core repertoire for his instrument from the 18th and 19th centuries, and most recently a disc of his w... Buy or find out more 



Bach JS: Orchestral Suites
Freiburg Baroque Orchestra

$29.95 – Compact disc / Harmonia Mundi

Catalogue # HMC90211314

ABC Classic FM CD of the Week: 21st November 2011

Called “Ouvertüren” in Germany, because they began with a large-scale overture à la française, Bach’s 'Suites for orchestra' offer a unique synthe... Buy or find out more 


Music For The Open Road Classic Fm
Various

$26.95 – Compact disc / Abc Classics

Catalogue # 4764657

ABC Classic FM CD of the Week: 14th November 2011

The music on this CD reflects the music mix on Classic Drive – ABC Classic FM’s 4-7pm weekday program.

This album is something of a journey throug... Buy or find out more 



Svendsen: Orchestral Works Vol 1
Jarvi Neeme Bergen Po

$19.95 – Compact disc / Chandos Records

Catalogue # CHAN10693

ABC Classic FM CD of the Week: 7th November 2011

This is the first volume in a projected series of four, dedicated to the orchestral works of the Norwegian composer Johan Svendsen. As a composer, Sv... Buy or find out more 


Fantasies For Bassoon
Karen Geoghegan & Philip Edward Fisher

$19.95 – Compact disc / Chandos Records

Catalogue # CHAN10703

ABC Classic FM CD of the Week: 31st of October 2011

Music by Schubert, Schumann, Schreck, Spohr, Rachmaninov, Elgar

Karen Geoghegan (bassoon), Philip Edward Fisher (piano)

Exclusive Chandos artist a... Buy or find out more 



Simone Kermes Sings Vivaldi
Simone Kermes

$19.95 – Compact disc / Deutsche Grammophon

Catalogue # 4779843

ABC Classic FM CD of the Week: 24th October 2011

In recent years German soprano Simone Kermes has been the sensation of press and public with her Vivaldi recordings. Here is a single CD compilation of... Buy or find out more 


Arco Iris
Amina Alaoui

$24.95 – Compact disc / Ecm

Catalogue # ECM2180

ABC Classic FM CD of the Week: 17th October 2011

Following her outstanding performance in collaborative work with Jon Balke and Jon Hassell on the “Siwan” recording of 2007/8, Moroccan-born singer Ami... Buy or find out more 



Sing Freedom, African American Spirituals
Craig Hella Johnson & Conspirare

$29.95 – Compact disc / Harmonia Mundi

Catalogue # HMU807525

ABC Classic FM CD of the Week: 10th October 2011

One of the seminal American musical traditions, the spiritual is dramatic, powerful, and profoundly beautiful — the bedrock for much of American musi... Buy or find out more 


Bach: Brandenburg Concertos
Orchestra Of The Antipodes

$26.95 – Compact disc / Abc Classics

Catalogue # 4761923

ABC Classic FM CD of the Week: 3rd October 2011

Every line, every note of Bach is a miracle: perfect in its intimate detail, perfect in the grandeur of its vision. His Brandenburg Concertos are master... Buy or find out more 



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Beethoven: Piano Sonatas
Alice Sara Ott

$26.95$21.95 – Compact disc / Deutsche Grammophon

Catalogue # 4779291

ABC Classic FM CD of the Week: 26th September 2011

Beethoven:

Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major, Op. 2 No. 3

Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 'Waldstein'

Andante Favori in F, Wo057

Rondo a capriccio... Buy or find out more 


 

Music Of Georges I Gurdjieff
Levon Eskenian

$32.95$24.95 – Compact disc / Ecm

Catalogue # ECM2236

ABC Classic FM CD of the Week: 19th September 2011

Fascinating and highly attractive project which returns the music of Gurdjieff (c. 1866 – 1949) to its ethnic inspirational sources. To date Gurdjief... Buy or find out more 



The Children's Hospital Hush Collection 11 Luminous Inspired by Mozart
Joe Chindamo, Zoe Black And Friends

$24.95 – Compact disc /

ABC Classic FM CD of the Week: 12th September 2011

Joe Chindamo – Piano/Piano Accordion, Daniel Farrugia – Percussion, Philip Rex – Bass, Zoe Black – Violin, Sarah Curro – Violin, Caroline Henbest – Viola, Josephine Vain... Buy or find out more 


Opera Show
Various

$26.95 – Compact disc / Abc Classics

Catalogue # 4805629

ABC Classic FM CD of the Week: 5th September 2011

The great voices, the great arias: a grand celebration of grand opera! Let the world’s most famous singers serenade you with this this magnificent sel... Buy or find out more 



Folias
Latitude37

$19.95 – Compact disc / Abc Classics

Catalogue # 4764525

ABC Classic FM CD of the Week: 29th August 2011

Imagine ‘pop music’ of the 17th Century – the hip tunes, the attention grabbing hooks, the musical show pieces – and then transfer it to the 21st Centur... Buy or find out more 


Hispania And Japan Dailogues
Jordi Savall

$19.95 – Compact disc / Aliavox Records

Catalogue # AVSA9883

ABC Classic FM CD of the Week: 22nd August 2011

Perched upon the throne as the foremost authority of early music worldwide, Jordi Savall returns with this deluxe 'Hispania & Japan Dialogues' rele... Buy or find out more 



Beethoven: Trio In B Flat, Brahms: Trio In A Minor, Bruch: Eight Pieces
Ensemble Liaison

$29.95 – Compact disc /

Catalogue # TP217

ABC Classic FM CD of the Week: 15th August 2011

This is Ensemble Liaison’s debut CD. The group was formed in 2006 and is Monash University’s Ensemble in Residence. They have performed throughout Austral... Buy or find out more 


Beauty Of The Baroque
Danielle De Niese

$26.95 – Compact disc / Decca

Catalogue # 4782260

ABC Classic FM CD of the Week: 8th of August 2011

Since her early success in Glyndebourne’s now famous production of Handel’s Giulio Cesare, Danielle de Niese has become most closely associated with t... Buy or find out more 



Beyond All Mortal Dreams, American A Cappella Choral Music
Stephen Layton & Trinity College Choir

$19.95 – Compact disc / Hyperion Records

Catalogue # CDA67832

ABC Classic FM CD of the Week: 1st of August 2011

Beyond All Mortal Dreams - American a cappella choral music

'Beautiful perforamnces of atmospheric post-war American choral music' Gramophone Magazin... Buy or find out more 


La Spagna, A Tune Through Three Centuries

$29.95 – Compact disc / Bis

Catalogue # BisSACD1963

ABC Classic FM CD of the Week: 25th July 2011

Legendary 1980 LP recording reissued on stunning SACD. La Spagna, a hugely popular tune across 17th-century Europe, makes a comeback! Buy or find out more 



Vivaldi: French Connection 2
Adrian Chandler & La Serenissima

$29.95 – Compact disc / Avie

Catalogue # AV2218

ABC Classic FM CD of the Week: 11th July 2011

Includes two world premiere Recordings

Exciting, eloquent, effervescent concertos, extravagantly virtuos ic in cha racter-g reat fun!

Vol 1 also available ... Buy or find out more 


All Time Classics with Marian Arnold
Various

$29.95 – Compact disc / Abc Classics

Catalogue # 4805269

ABC Classic FM CD of the Week: 4th July 2011

Marian Arnold, one of Australia’s most loved radio personalities presents some of her favourite requests from ABC Classic FM program ‘All Time Classics’. T... Buy or find out more 



Baroque Duets
Fiona Campbell & David Walker

$24.95 – Compact disc /

Catalogue # 8401101

ABC Classic FM CD of the Week: 20th of June 2011

The CD includes works by Cavalli, Steffani, Handel and Monteverdi and also features the world-premiere recording of a spectacular chamber duet by Hande... Buy or find out more 


Faithful
Wasilewski Marcin Trio

$24.95 – Compact disc / Ecm

Catalogue # ECM2208

ABC Classic FM CD of the Week: 13th June 2011

Dazzling third ECM album by Poland’s Wasilewski Trio, which perfectly captures the group’s blend of energy and lyricism. There is space here for both the ... Buy or find out more 



The Art of Martha Argerich (70th Birthday Limited Edition)
Martha Argerich

$34.95 – Compact disc / Deutsche Grammophon

Catalogue # 4779523

ABC Classic FM CD of the Week: 6th of June 2011

It’s hard to believe that Martha Argerich is now approaching her 70th birthday – on 5 June this year. She has been recording for Deutsche Grammophon for... Buy or find out more 


 

Mozart: Arias
Ildebrando D'Arcangelo

$26.95$21.95 – Compact disc / Deutsche Grammophon

Catalogue # 4779297

ABC Classic FM CD of the Week: 30th of May 2011

Mozart:

Madamina, il catalogo è questo (from Don Giovanni)

Bravo, signor padrone…Se vuol ballare (from Le nozze di Figaro)

Se vuol ballare (from Le n... Buy or find out more 



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Fandango
Karin Schaupp & Flinders Quartet

$26.95$21.95 – Compact disc / Abc Classics

Catalogue # 4764435

ABC Classic FM CD of the Week: 23rd of May 2011

Classical guitar virtuoso teams up with Melbourne’s hottest string quartet in a display of passion and style for which they are both renowned.

Track L... Buy or find out more 


Victoria Requiem 1605
Tenebrae

$19.95 – Compact disc / Signum Records Uk

Catalogue # SIGCD248

ABC Classic FM CD of the Week: 16th of May 2011

Lobo, A:

Versa est in luctum

Lamentationes Ieremiae Prophetae

Victoria: Requiem 1605 'Officium defunctorum'

Tenebrae, Nigel Short

Tomas Luis de Victori... Buy or find out more 



Seraphim
Sara Macliver

$26.95 – Compact disc / Abc Classics

Catalogue # 4764362

ABC Classic FM CD of the Week: 9th of May 2011

Classic arias sent soaring by the heavenly voice of the aria-award winning soprano, Sara Macliver.

Track Listing:

1 Handel: Let the Bright Seraphim from ... Buy or find out more 


Mozart: Violin Concertos 1, 2 & 4
Richard Tognetti & ACO

$29.95 – Compact disc / Bis

Catalogue # BISSACD1755

ABC Classic FM CD of the Week: 2nd of May 2011

The second disc of Richard Tognetti and the ACO's complete recording of the Mozart Violin Concertos.

Musicians on this recording

Violins

Richard Togn... Buy or find out more 



Diva Divo
Joyce Didonato & Orchestre De L'Opera National De Lyon

$21.95 – Compact disc / Virgin Classics

Catalogue # 6419860

ABC Classic FM CD of the Week: 25th April 2011

Bellini: Ascolta! Se Romeo t'uccise un figlio...La tremenda ultrice spada (from I Capuleti)

Edgaras Montvidas (tenor), Nabil Suliman (baritone)

Berlioz:D... Buy or find out more 


Halvorsen: Orchestral Works Volume 3
Jarvi Neeme & Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra

$19.95 – Compact disc / Chandos Records

Catalogue # CHAN10664

ABC Classic FM CD of the Week: 18th April 2011

Halvorsen:

Symphony No. 3

Bergensiana

Black Swans, Premiere recording

Wedding of Ravens in the Grove of the Crows, Premiere recording

Fossegrimen Suite... Buy or find out more 



Romantic Violinist
Daniel Hope

$26.95 – Compact disc / Deutsche Grammophon

Catalogue # 4779301

ABC Classic FM CD of Week: 11th April 2011

Brahms: Sonatensatz (Scherzo from the F.A.E. sonata), WoO 2, Hungarian Dance No. 1 in G minor, Hungarian Dance No. 5, Geistliches Wiegenlied, Op. 91 No. 2

Br... Buy or find out more 


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Grainger Edition, 19 CD Set
Various

$99.95$94.95 – Compact disc / Chandos Records

Catalogue # CHAN10638

ABC Classic FM CD of the Week: 4th April 2011

The Grainger Edition Volumes 1-19 Chandos's groundbreaking Grainger Edition issued to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the composer's death

Susan Gritto... Buy or find out more 



Handel: Music For The Royal Fireworks, Water Music Suite 1 & 2
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra

$26.95 – Compact disc / Abc Classics

Catalogue # 4764300

ABC Classic FM CD of the Week: 28th of March 2011

Celebrate! with this glorious album of Baroque music performed by the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra and conducted by Handel specialist Graham Abbott. W... Buy or find out more 


Mostly Mozart
Mojca Erdmann

$24.95 – Compact disc / Deutsche Grammophon

Catalogue # 4778979

ABC Classic FM CD of the Week: 21st March 2011

Deutsche Grammophon signed an exclusive contract with soprano Mojca Erdmann in the summer of 2009. Her solo disc debut entitled Mostly Mozart will be rel... Buy or find out more 



Night Song
Ketil Bjornstad & Svante Henryson

$24.95 – Compact disc / Ecm

Catalogue # ECM2108

ABC Classic FM CD of the Week: 14th March 2011

Ketil Bjørnstad returns to the piano/cello duo, instrumentation which defined two of his best-loved albums, “The River” and “Epigraphs” with David Darlin... Buy or find out more 


Caffe D'Amore
Nadia Piave

$29.95 – Compact disc /

Catalogue # NP002

ABC Classic FM CD of the Week: 7th March 2011

Sydney singer Nadia Piave takes you on a musical Roman Holiday. In this collection of Italian and French chansons and canzoni, Nadia moves effortlessly from... Buy or find out more 



Fra' Diavolo: La Musica Nelle Strade Del Regno Di Napoli
Beasley Marco Accordone

$32.95 – Compact disc / Arcana

Catalogue # A359

ABC Classic FM CD of the Week: 28th February 2011

Music in the streets of the Kingdom of Naples

Como sencza la vita – Tradizionale / Francesco Spinello

Stornello, Stu pettu è fattu cimbalu d’amuri, Buy or find out more 


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Italian Intermezzo, Music Without Words
Gianandrea Noseda & BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

$34.95$19.95 – Compact disc / Chandos Records

Catalogue # CHAN10634

ABC Classic FM CD of the Week: 21st February 2011

Catalani: La Wally: Act III & IV Intermezzo, Loreley: Danza delle ondine

Cilea: Adriana Lecouvreur: Intermezzo, Act II

Giordano, U: Siberia: Pre... Buy or find out more 



Virtuoso
Ray Chen & Polera Noreen

$22.95 – Compact disc / Sony

Catalogue # 88697808122

ABC Classic FM CD of the Week: 14th February 2011

Bach, J S: Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV1004: Chaconne

Franck, C: Violin Sonata in A major

Tartini: Violin Sonata in G minor 'Devi... Buy or find out more 


 

Liszt: New Discoveries, Vol 3
Leslie Howard

$33.95$19.95 – Compact disc / Hyperion Records

Catalogue # CDA67810

ABC Classic FM CD of the Week: 7th February 2011

Leslie Howard (piano)

Liszt:

Romancero espagnol, S695c

Christus, S498c: Two Pieces

Magnificat, S182a

Trois Chansons, S510a

Album-Leaf 'Andantino in A ... Buy or find out more 



Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 4, Piano Sonatas 14 & 31
Dejan Lazic & Richard Tognetti with ACO

$24.95 – Compact disc / Channel Classics

Catalogue # CCSSA30511

ABC Classic FM CD of the Week: 31st January 2011

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58, live recording with Australian Chamber Orchestra, Richard Tognetti (leader)

Piano Sonata No. 14 ... Buy or find out more 


Gnattali: Solo & Chamber Works For Guitar
Marc Regnier

$30.95 – Compact disc / Dorian

Catalogue # DSL92116

ABC Classic FM CD of the Week: 27th December 2010

Radamés Gnattali:

Sonata for Cello and Guitar with Natalia Khoma (cello)

Three Concert Pieces

Suite Retratos (for 2 Guitars) with Marco Sartor (guit... Buy or find out more 



Messiah: The Dream Cast
Various

$24.95 – Compact disc / Abc Classics

Catalogue # 4804589

ABC Classic FM CD of the Week: 20th December 2010

When Handel’s Messiah was first heard in Dublin on 13 April 1742, there were seven soloists, and the one thing which hasn’t changed since that first p... Buy or find out more 


Carols And Christmas Songs
Bryn Terfel

$21.95 – Compact disc / Deutsche Grammophon

Catalogue # 4804707

ABC Classic FM CD of the Week: 13th December 2010

No more communicative, charismatic, or instantly recognizable artist than Bryn Terfel today bestrides the world’s stages. He is the heart and soul of ... Buy or find out more 



Piano Lessons
Anna Goldsworthy

$26.95 – Compact disc / Abc Classics

Catalogue # 4764059

ABC Classic FM CD of the Week: 6th of December 2010

To accompany her best-selling memoir of the same name, pianist and author Anna Goldsworthy presents a stunning collection of piano works tracing her... Buy or find out more 


Verismo Arias
Jonas Kaufmann

$22.95 – Compact disc / Decca

Catalogue # 4782258

ABC Classic FM CD of the Week: 29th November 2010

Boito:

Dai campi, dai prati (Mefistofele)

Giunto sul passo estremo (from Mefistofele)

Cilea:

È la solita storia 'Lamento di Federico' (from L'Arlesian... Buy or find out more 



Telemann: Tafelmusik Complete
Petra Mullejans & Freiburg Baroque Orchestra

$59.95 – Compact disc / Harmonia Mundi

Catalogue # HMC90204245

ABC Classic FM CD of the Week: 15th November 2010

Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, Petra Mullejans (violin, conductor), Gottfried von der Goltz (conductor)

In his Musique de Table, through skilful orga... Buy or find out more 


Britten: Young Persons Guide To The Orchestra
Sydney Symphony Orchestra & Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra

$26.95 – Compact disc / Abc Classics

Catalogue # 4764134

ABC Classic FM CD of the Week: 8th November 2010

They have introduced generations of young people to the joys and wonder of classical music, and now the immortal Tubby the Tuba, Ravel’s Mother Goose a... Buy or find out more 



 

Celtic Viol II
Jordi Savall

$34.95$29.95 – Compact disc / Aliavox Records

Catalogue # AVSA9878

ABC Classic FM CD of the Week: 1st November 2010

In 2009, Readings customers thrilled to Jordi Savall's viol and harp take on the ancient jigs, airs and reels of Scotland, Ireland and Wales. This seq... Buy or find out more 


Italian Tenor
Vittorio Grigolo

$24.95 – Compact disc / Sony Classical

Catalogue # 88697723842

ABC Classic FM CD of the Week: 25th October 2010

Vittorio Grigolo (tenor)

Donizetti:

Una furtiva lagrima (from L'elisir d'amore)

Spirto gentil ne' sogni miei (from La Favorita)

Puccini:

Che gelida... Buy or find out more 



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Virtuoso Clarinet
Michael Collins & Piers Lane

$34.95$19.95 – Compact disc / Chandos Records

Catalogue # CHAN10615

ABC Classic FM CD of the Week: 18th October 2010

Gershwin: Preludes Nos. 1-3

Giampieri: Il Carnevale di Venezia’

Lovreglio, D: Fantasia da Concerto su motivi de 'La Traviata' by Verdi, Op. 45

Mess... Buy or find out more 


Orff: Carmina Burana
Patricia Petibon & Daniel Harding

$26.95 – Compact disc / Deutsche Grammophon

Catalogue # 4778778

ABC Classic FM CD of the Week: 11th October 2010

Patricia Petibon (soprano), Hans-Werner Bunz (tenor) & Christian Gerhaher (baritone)

The Chorus and Symphony Orchestra of the Bavarian Radio, Danie... Buy or find out more 



Schumann: Davidsbundlertanze Fantasie
Mitsuko Uchida

$32.95 – Compact disc / Decca

Catalogue # 4782280

ABC Classic FM CD of the week: 4th October 2010

Schumann:

Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6

Fantasie in C major, Op. 17

Mitsuko Uchida (piano) Buy or find out more 


Habanera
Elina Garanca

$24.95 – Compact disc / Deutsche Grammophon

Catalogue # 4778776

ABC Classic FM CD of the Week: 27th September 2010

Elîna Garanca (mezzo)

Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI, Coro Filarmonico del Regio di Torino, Karel Mark Chichon

Balfe:

I Dreamt I Dwelt in M... Buy or find out more 



Officium Novum
Jan Garbarek & Hilliard Ensemble

$32.95 – Compact disc / Ecm

Catalogue # ECM2125

ABC Classic FM CD of the Week: 20th September 2010

Fifteen years after Officium, one of the best-loved recordings of modern times, the Norwegian saxophonist and English choir reunite for another uniqu... Buy or find out more 


Satie en orient
Ensemble Sarband, Vladimir Ivanoff (Director)

$34.95 – Compact disc / Doumtak

Catalogue # NTCD808

ABC Classic FM CD of the Week: September 13th 2010

On this unique and mesmerisingly beautiful concept album, the music of eccentric French composer Satie travels to the Middle East, played on oriental... Buy or find out more 



Stillness: Music Of Calm In A Changing World
Various

$26.95 – Compact disc / Abc Classics

Catalogue # 4763951

ABC Classic FM CD of the Week: September 6th 2010

In this modern day fastpaced ever-changing world, find a moment of calm and peace with this sublime collection. The music in this 2CD set is drawn fro... Buy or find out more 


Zumra Reimagined Bosnian Folksongs
Amira (Vocals) & Merima Kljuco (Accordian)

$34.95 – Compact disc / World Village

Catalogue # 450012

ABC Classic FM CD of the Week: August 30th 2010

Fans of Zulya will find much to admire in the music of Amira, 'Bosnia's Billie Holiday'. Born in Sarajevo at a time when the folk music of Yugoslavia enj... Buy or find out more 



ReVisions
Stephen Isserlis

$34.95 – Compact disc / Bis

Catalogue # BISSACD1782

ABC Classic FM CD of the Week: August 23rd 2010

Stephn Isserlis (cello) Tapiola Sinfonietta, Gábor Takács-Nagy

Bloch, E:

From Jewish Life

arr. Christopher Palmer

Debussy:

Suite pour Violoncelle ... Buy or find out more 


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Dances For Guitar
Aquarelle Guitar Quartet

$34.95$9.95 – Compact disc / Chandos Records

Catalogue # CHAN10609

ABC Classic FM CD of the Week: August 16th 2010

Baiao Malandro, Hasta Alicia Baila, Seven Dances and No Looking Back, Introduction and Fandango, Ajde Dali Znaes Pametis Milice, Pajduska, La Muerte d... Buy or find out more 



Sibelius: Complete Symphonies: Violin Concerto, Finlandia, Valse Triste
Arvo Volmer, Adele Anthony, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra

$19.95 – Compact disc / Abc Classics

ABC Classic FM CD of the Week: August 9th 2010

Catalogue # 4763943

The greatest symphonist of the 20th century was also the last great Romantic. This release of the complete Sibelius symphonies is a landmark for an Austr... Buy or find out more 


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Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos 3 & 5
Richard Tognetti and Australian Chamber Orchestra

$34.95$29.95 – Compact disc / Bis

ABC Classic FM CD of the Week: August 2nd 2010

Catalogue # BISSACD1754

Destined to be one of the most popular and accessible classical albums by any Australian artist this year, this is the Australian Chamber Orchestra's... Buy or find out more 



Beethoven: Cello Sonatas
Li-Wei Qin (Cello) & Albert Tiu (Piano)

$26.95 – Compact disc / Decca

Catalogue # 8899119

ABC Classic FM CD of the Week: July 26th 2010

In Beethoven: The Cello Sonatas, Li-Wei Qin navigates the demanding repertoire with marvellous technique and displays a sensitive tone that defines his ch... Buy or find out more 


Mozart Arias For Male Soprano
Michael Maniaci

$31.95 – Compact disc / Telarc Records

Catalogue # TEL31827

ABC Classic FM CD of the Week: July 19th 2010

Mozart: Idomeneo, K366: Overture Ah, qual gelido orror...Il padre adorato (from Idomeneo) Dunque Sperar Poss'io...Il Tenero Momento (from Lucio Silla) Ah... Buy or find out more 



El Nuevo Mundo - Folias Criollas
Jordi Savall, Montserrat Figueras, Hespèrion XXI

$34.95 – Compact disc / Aliavox Records

Catalogue # AVSA9876

ABC Classic FM CD of the Week: July 12th 2010

Montserrat Figueras

La Capella Reial de Catalunya, Hespèrion XXI & Tembembe Ensamble Continuo, Jordi Savall

Track Listing:

Cachua a duo y a Cuatro (... Buy or find out more 


Gershwin By Grofe: Symphonic Jazz
Lincoln Mayorga, Al Gallodoro, Harmonie Ensemble

$29.95 – Compact disc / Harmonia Mundi

Catalogue # HMU907492

ABC Classic FM CD of the Week: July 5th 2010

Lincoln Mayorga (piano) & Al Gallodoro (alto saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet) Harmonie Ensemble/New York, Steven Richman

Gershwin:

Rhapsody in Blu... Buy or find out more 



 

Beethoven: Complete Piano Concertos
Paul Lewis, Jiri Belohlavek

$59.95$46.95 – Compact disc / Harmonia Mundi

Catalogue # HMC90205355

ABC Classic FM CD of the Week: June 28th 2010

His complete set of the Beethoven sonatas enjoyed extraordinary acclaim in the UK, culminating in the prestigious 'Recording of the Year' award from G... Buy or find out more 


Bach: Arias
Teddy Tahu Rhodes,

$26.95 – Compact disc / Abc Classics

ABC Classic FM, CD of the Week, week beginning 21st June 2010

ARTISTS

Teddy Tahu Rhodes bass-baritone, with guest appearances from Sara Macliver soprano. Orchestra of the Antipodes on period instruments.

JS Bach Cantata ... Buy or find out more 



  Review

Via Crucis
Christina Pluhar, L'arpeggiata, Philippe Jaroussky

$30.95$19.95 – Compact disc / Virgin Classics

Catalogue # 6945770

ABC Classic FM, CD of the Week, 14th of June, 2010

Christina Pluhar and L'arpeggiata are touring Australia in September, 2010

Readings Classical CD of the Month, May 2010

EMI Classical CD of the Month... Buy or find out more 


Haydn - 12 London Symphonies, 4 CD Set
Marc Minkowski: Les Musiciens Du Louvre

$66.95 – Compact disc / Naive Classique

ABC Classic FM, CD of the Week, 7th of June, 2010

The twelve 'London' symphonies were recognized virtually from the start as the crowning achievement in Haydn's incomparably rich, diverse and groundbreaking life's work a... Buy or find out more 



Schumann: Scenes From Childhood
Stephanie McCallum

$26.95 – Compact disc / Abc Classics

ABC Classic FM, CD of the Week, 31st of May 2010

TRACK LISTING

SCHUMANN:

Kinderscenen, Op. 15 Fantasie, Op. 17

Papillons, Op. 2

Novellette in D major, Op. 21 No. 2

Schumann’s loveliest works for solo piano are captured h... Buy or find out more 


Tales Of Subliming
Zulya

$24.95 – Compact disc / Unstable Ape

ABC Classic FM, CD of the Week, 24th of May 2010

Fuse Group and Unstable Ape Records is proud to announce the release of Zulya’s sixth album Tales of Subliming. Zulya, originally from Tatarstan in central Russia, is fami... Buy or find out more 



  Review

Rosso: Italian Baroque Arias
Patricia Petibon

$29.95$21.95 – Compact disc / Deutsche Grammophon

ABC Classic FM, CD of the Week, 17th of May 2010

Universal Classical Album of the Month, April 2010

ARTISTS

Patricia Petibon, soprano Venice Baroque Orchestra Andrea Marcon

TRACK LISTING

SARTORIO: " Quando voglio" from G... Buy or find out more 


Mr Corelli In London
Maurice Steger, English Concert, Cummings

$33.95 – Compact disc / Harmonia Mundi

ABC Classic FM CD of the Week, May 10th 2010

Corelli:

Violin Sonata Op. 5 No. 12 in D minor (La folia)

Violin Sonata Op. 5 No. 4 in F major

Violin Sonata Op. 5 No. 7 in D minor

Violin Sonata Op. 5 No. 8 in E minor

Violin... Buy or find out more 



 

Beethoven String Quartets Op 131 Op 18 2 Op 132, 2 CD Set
Artemis Quartet

$32.95$19.95 – Compact disc / Virgin Classics

ABC Classic FM CD of the Week, May 3rd 2010

Beethoven: String Quartet No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 131

String Quartet No. 2 in G major, Op. 18 No. 2

String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132

String Quartet No. 9 in C maj... Buy or find out more 


The Celtic Viol: An Homage To The Irish And Scottish Musical Traditions
Jordi Savall

$34.95 – Compact disc / Aliavox Records

Jordi Savall (6 stringed Treble viol ca. 1750, 5 stringed Treble viol ca. 1730, both Nicolas Chappuy, 5 stringed Treble fiddle, Italy ca. 1500) & Andrew Lawrence-King (Queen Mary Harp, Irish; Psalterium)

Deluxe Digip... Buy or find out more 



The Astounding Eyes Of Rita
Anouar Brahem

$24.95 – Compact disc / Ecm

The Astounding Eyes of Rita introduces a new Brahem group, in a sinuous dance of dark sounds (oud, bass clarinet, bass guitar and hand drums), strong melodies, earthy textures... Where Anouar’s last two recordings – “Le ... Buy or find out more 


Piewoh
Arianna Savall

$29.95 – Compact disc / Aliavox Records

Arianna Savall voz, arpa triple, arpa gótica, arpa celta y bol tibetano Petter Johansen voz y haringfele, Ferran Savall voz y tiorba Javier Mas guitarra acústica de 12 cuerdas y laúd Mario Mas guitarra española, Bjørn Kj... Buy or find out more 



Great Operatic Arias 21 - In English
Cheryl Barker, London Philharmonic Orchestra, David Parry

$26.95 – Compact disc / Chandos Records

Tracklisting: from Cilea’s Adriana Lecouvreur 1 ‘See now, I am exhausted…’ 3:13 from Tchaikovsky’s The Queen of Spades 2 ‘You need not close the windows just yet’ 4:48 with Gillian Keith soprano from Leoncavallo’s Paglia... Buy or find out more 


 

Souvenirs For Mandolin And Guitar
Craig Ogden, Alison Stephens

$35.95$34.95 – Compact disc / Chandos Records

Angulo, E: De Aires Antiguos

Boudounis: Tsifteteli for Elena

Diaz, C: Polka

Valse triste

Fampas: Sousta

Hadjidakis: Mother and Sister

Kemal

Kaufmann: Burletta, Op. 62

Mitoka Dragomirna, Op. 63

premiere recording

Kioulaph... Buy or find out more 



Ravel: Bolero Rhapsodie Espagnole
Katia & Marielle Labeque

$34.95 – Compact disc / Unknown

Ravel:

Rapsodie Espagnole (Two Pianos/Four Hands)

Ma Mère l'Oye

Menuet antique (Solo ML)

Pavane pour une infante défunte (Arrangement Piano/four hands)

Prélude (Arrangement Piano/four hands)

Boléro (Transcr. Two Piano... Buy or find out more 


  Review

Verismo
Renee Fleming, Coro e Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi, Marco Armiliato

$29.95$26.95 – Compact disc / Decca

ABC Classic FM CD of the week. Week commencing 30th November 2009

Track Listing -

Catalani: Ne mai dunque avro pace…Ohime! from La Wally

Cilea: O mia cuna fiorita: Gloria

Giordano, U: Tutto tramonta from Fedora

with Ar... Buy or find out more 



Our Land In Harmony - Bushfire appeal
Various Artists

$29.95 – Compact disc / Abc Classics

ABC Classic FM, CD of the Week. Week beginning February 1st, 2010

People all around Australia rallied to support the victims of the Victorian bushfires in February, volunteering their time, talent and money to help those... Buy or find out more 


 

Spain: Great Guitar Concertos
Karen Schaupp, Cantillation, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Northey, Philip Chu, conductors

$29.95$16.95 – Compact disc / Abc Classics

Buy a copy of Spain: Great Guitar Concertos and receive a copy of the Universal Classics and Jazz DVD/CD sampler 'See How Great They Sound'.

TRACK LISTING

RODRIGO: Concierto de Aranjuez

CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO: Romancero Git... Buy or find out more 



The Galant Bassoon
Matthew Wilkie, Neal Peres Da Costa

$29.95 – Compact disc / Melba Records

Catalogue # MR301124

Bach, C P E: Sonata in D minor Wq.132

Bach, J S: Sonata in E minor, BWV1030

Sonata in A minor, BWV1034

Telemann:

Sonata in E minor TWV41:e5

Sonata in A minor TWV41:a6

Sonata in F minor (TWV 41:f1)

Th... Buy or find out more 


 

Handel: Concerto Grossi Op 6, 2 CD Set
Paul Dyer & the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra

$34.95$31.95 – Compact disc / Abc Classics

Catalogue # 4763436

Gramophone Magaine - Editor's Choice, March 2010

Australia’s first and finest period-instrument orchestra, the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra perform regularly to sell-out audiences around Australia... Buy or find out more 



 

Emma Matthews In Monte Carlo
Emma Matthews, Brad Cohen Orchestre Philharmonic Monte-Carlo

$29.95$26.95 – Compact disc / Deutsche Grammophon

Recorded in September 2008 in Monte Carlo, the album highlights Romantic opera heroines for which Emma has received glowing praise. Included are key moments from some of these operas – the ‘Doll Song’ from Les Contes d’H... Buy or find out more 


 

Opera's Greatest Choruses
Queensland Opera

$29.95$9.95 – Compact disc / Abc Classics

Buy a copy of Opera's Greatest Chourses and receive a copy of the Universal Classics and Jazz DVD/CD sampler 'See How Great They Sound'.

BEETHOVEN Fidelio: Prisoners’ Chorus ‘O welche Lust!’

LEONCAVALLO Pagliacci: ... Buy or find out more 



 

Rosario
Rosario La Spina, Richard Mills, Orchestre De Philharmonique De Monte-Carlo

$29.95$24.95 – Compact disc / Decca

TRACK LISTING

  1. VERDI: La mia letizia infondere vorrei from I Lombardi alla prima crociata

  2. DE CURTIS (arr. Hope): Torna a Surriento

  3. PENNINO (arr. Mills): Pecchè

  4. LARA: Granada

  5. VERDI: Se quel guerrier io fossi!...... Buy or find out more 


Schumann: Music For Cello
Steven Isserlis, Dénes Várjon

$19.95 – Compact disc / Hyperion Records

Track Listing -

Fantasiestücke, Op. 73

Adagio and Allegro in A flat major, Op. 70

Violin Sonata No. 3 in A minor, WoO 27 arranged by Steven Isserlis

Abendlied, Op. 85 No. 12

3 Romances, Op. 94

5 Stücke im Volkston, Op. ... Buy or find out more 



Sacred Garland: Devotional Chamber Music from the Age of Monteverdi
The Gonzaga Band

$34.95 – Compact disc / Chandos Records

Catalogue # CHAN0761

Pulchra es amica mea

Palestrina/Rognon i

Partite sopra la Romanesca

Rossi (attrib.)

Angelus ad pastores

de Rore/Bovicelli

Re: Tulerunt Dominum Corradini: Spargite flores

Crotti: Congratulamin

Donati:... Buy or find out more 


Adio Espana Romances Villancicos & Improvisations From Spaincirca 1500
Consort Baltimore

$30.95 – Compact disc / Dorian

This program will take you on a musical journey through the fascinating intercultural history of the late 15th and early 16th century Spain. Heroic ballads celebrating the battles between Christians and Moors, salacious ... Buy or find out more 



Veiled Virtuosity
Amir Farid

$29.95 – Compact disc / Move Records

Amir Farid, piano

Winner of the 2006 Australian National Piano Award, pianist Amir Farid has been described as "a highly creative musician - a pianist of great intelligence and integrity. He brings strong musical substan... Buy or find out more 


Reinventions
Flinders Quartet With Genevieve Lacey

$25.00 – Compact disc /

The Flinders Quartet has been the vanguard of an extraordinary creative awakening amongst a new generation of string quartets in Melbourne, excelling in their dynamic and stirring performances of a full spectrum of reper... Buy or find out more 



Australian Guitar Music
Aleksandr Tsiboulski

$12.95 – Compact disc / Naxos

ABC Classic FM CD of the Week, week beginning 29th March 2010

Dean, B: Three Caprichos after Goya

Edwards, Ross: Blackwattle Caprices

Guitar Dances

Houghton: Stélé

Koehne: A Closed World of Fine Feelings

Sculthorpe: Fr... Buy or find out more 


Tapas: Tastes of the Baroque
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, Paul Dyer

$26.95 – Compact disc / Abc Classics

ABC Classic FM, CD of the Week. Week beginning 8th March 2010

TRACK LISTING Buy or find out more 

  1. KAPSBERGER: Arpeggiata from Primo libro d'intavolatura di chitarrone
  2. FALCONIERI: Ciaconna from Il primo libro di canzoni
  3. KAPSBERGER: Avrilla mi...


  Review

Chopin - The Nocturnes, 2 CD Set
Nelson Freire

$29.95$26.95 – Compact disc / Decca

ABC Classic FM, CD of the Week, 26th April 2010

Universal Classical Album of the Month, March 2010

TRACK LISTING

CHOPIN CD 1 1. Nocturne No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 9 No. 1 2. Nocturne No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 9 No. 2 3... Buy or find out more 


Tears on Toast – Opera’s Greatest Tragedies and Triumphs
Various

$29.95 – Compact disc / Abc Classics

ABC Classic FM, CD of the Week. Week beginning March 22nd, 2010

TRACK LISTING

VERDI Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves (Nabucco) PUCCINI Un bel dì (Madama Butterfly) DELIBES Flower Duet (Lakmé) MOZART Là ci darem la mano (Don G... Buy or find out more 



 

Bach Album CD/Dvd
Diana Doherty, Ironwood, period instrument ensemble

$26.95$14.95 – Compact disc / Abc Classics

Catalogue # 4763673

ABC Classic FM CD of the Week, week beginning April 5th 2010

JS BACH Concerto in D minor for Oboe, BWV1059R Concerto in D major for Oboe d’amore, BWV1053R Concerto in A major for Oboe d’amore, BWV1055... Buy or find out more 


Aksak - Melodies du sud des Balkans
Aromates, Michele Claude

$32.95 – Compact disc /

ABC Classic FM CD of the week, week beginning 22 February 2010

After its previous CD dedicated to the Arabo-Andalousian universe, the Aromates ensemble makes a visit to the Balkans. These Bulgarian, Macedonian and Greek ... Buy or find out more 



Hommage To Chopin, Works For Solo Piano
Jonathan Plowright

$33.95 – Compact disc / Hyperion Records

ABC Classic FM CD of the week, Week beginning March 1st, 2010

Balakirev: Impromptu on the themes of two Preludes by Chopin

Bendel: Hommage à Chopin, Op. 111, No. 1

Berkeley, L: Three Mazurkas, Op. 32 No. 1

Busoni: 10 Va... Buy or find out more 


Stravinsky Complete Music For Violin And Piano
Anthony Marwood, Thomas Ades

$19.95 – Compact disc / Hyperion Records

ABC Classic FM CD of the week, Week beginning March 15th, 2010

2CDs for price of 1.

Suite d'après des thèmes, fragments et morceaux de Giambatista Pergolesi

Pastorale

Airs du rossignol et Marche chinoise

Duo concertant... Buy or find out more 



Schubert: Arpeggione Sonata, Der Hirt Auf Dem Felsen
Antoine Tamestit (viola), Sandrine Piau (soprano) & Markus Hadulla (piano)

$34.95 – Compact disc / Naive Classique

ABC Classic FM CD of the Week, April 19th 2010

Track Listing:

Sonata in A minor 'Arpeggione', D821

Liebesbotschaft, D957 No.1

An den Mond, D193

Dass sie hier gewesen! D775 (Rückert)

Wehmut, D772 (Collin)

Nacht und Träum... Buy or find out more 


The Children's Hospitals Hush Collection: Volume 9: Is It Spring Yet?
Tony Gould, Imogen Manins(cello), David Griffiths(clarinet), David Jones (percussion)

$24.95 – Compact disc /

ABC Classic FM, CD of the Week. Week beginning 21st December, 2009

Hospital can be a scary place for children and families. Dr Catherine Crock is a physician and mother who knows this all too well, working with children ... Buy or find out more 



Dreams - Works Transcribed For Cello And Orchestra
Ophelie Gaillard (cello), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Craig Leon (transcriptions)

$34.95 – Compact disc / Aparte

ABC Classic FM CD of the Week. Week beginning 14th December 2009

Track Listing:

Debussy Girl with the Flaxen Hair, Dvorak Song to the Moon, Grieg Solveig Song, Chopin Mazurka Op 67 No 4, Nocturne Op 9 No 2, Tchaikovsky V... Buy or find out more 


 

Bach Violin And Voice - Arias And Duets For Soprano And Bass With Violino Obligato
Christine Schafer, Hilary Hahn, Mathias Goerne

$29.95$24.95 – Compact disc / Deutsche Grammophon

Universal Classical Album of the Month, January 2010

ABC Classic FM CD of the week, week beginning 15 February 2010

Tracklisting

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685–1750)

TRACK LISTING

J.S. BACH 1. Aria (bass): "Gebt mir meine... Buy or find out more 



 

To Saint Cecilia, 2CD + Book
Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski

$49.95$29.95 – Compact disc / Naive Classique

Catalogue # V5183

ABC Classic FM CD of the Week. Week commencing December 7th, 2009

Lucy Crowe (Soprano), Nathalie Stutzmann (Contralto), Anders J. Dahlin (Tenor), Richard Croft (Tenor), Luca Tittoto (Bass), David Bates ... Buy or find out more 


Diminuito
Rolf Lislevand

$32.95 – Compact disc / Ecm New Series

ABC Classic FM, CD of the Week, Week beginning February 8th 2010

Track Listing:

anon.: La Perra Mora

La Spagna

Tourdion

Canova da Milano: Canon

Capirola: Ricercate

Dalza: Saltarello

Piva

Mudarra: Fantasìa X (que contraha... Buy or find out more 



Baroque Trombone
Richard Tognetti, Australian Chamber Orchestra, Rathbone Bibeau Da Costa

$34.95 – Compact disc / Bis

Gramophone Magazine, Editor's Choice - February 2010

Christian Lindberg, who has done more than anyone to establish the modern trombone as a solo instrument, bought his first sackbut 30 years ago, and already then dreame... Buy or find out more 


Istanbul - Dimitrie Cantemir: "The Book of Science of Music" and the Sephardic and Armenian Traditions
Jordi Savall, Hesperion XXI

$34.95 – Compact disc / Aliavox Records

ABC Classic FM CD of the week. Week beginning 23rd of November 2009

Hybrid SACD deluxe digibook

Booklet : English, Spanish, French,Turkish,Armenian, German, Italian & Catalan

Following the huge success of Orient-Occi... Buy or find out more 



 

Handel Duets
Sarah Connolly, Rosemary Joshua, English Concert Bicket

$34.95$33.95 – Compact disc / Chandos Records

ABC Classic FM, CD of the Week 12th April 2010

Handel:

Great victor, at your feet I bow (from Belshazzar)

No, no chi’io non sprezzo (from Agrippina)

Io t'abbraccio (from Rodelinda)

Per le porte de tormento (from Sosarm... Buy or find out more 


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