I'm sure that Nielsen's time is coming, and I'm looking forward to sharing this wonderful music with the audience." - Alan Gilbert 2011 "Mr. Gilbert drew colorful, glittering and full-bodied playing from the musicians." - the New York Times, concert review of Nielsen's Symphony No. 3, June 2012 "Music is life, and like it inextinguishable," said the Danish composer Carl Nielsen (1865-1931). with indomitable courage and infinite curiosity Nielsen developed into one of the 20th century's greatest symphonists, after being raised in the Danish countryside as the son of a poor folk musician. With this new series of recordings, Nielsen crosses the Atlantic as the New York Philharmonic and their Music Director Alan Gilbert shed new light on the composer's uniquely Nordic symphonic sound. This is the first volume of the new recording series of Denmark's national composer Carl Nielsen's complete symphonies and concertos by the New York Philharmonic and their chief conductor Alan Gilbert. All works are recorded live during the New York Philharmonic's concert series in Avery Fisher Hall which has already impressed critics and audiences alike. In this interpretation, M"stro Gilbert's personal passion for the music of Carl Nielsen shines through every note, and the series will shed exciting new light on the indomitable Danish symphonist, leading up to the celebrations of his 150th birthday in 2015. The New York Philharmonic has an old connection with Carl Nielsen's music. It was with this orchestra that Leonard Bernstein recorded some of Nielsen's symphonies and solo concertos back in the 1960s. at that time his work was followed with great interest by the Danish Queen Margrethe II's father, King Frederik IX. The present Nielsen Project was presented to the Danish Queen at a press conference in New York in June 2011. WA-19087672|The sixth volume in the perpetually popular Linn Sampler series features an appealing selection of tracks from it's catalogue of award-winning artists. From solists like jazz vocalist Claire Martin and Reich-playing percussionist Kuniko Kato to opera, choral and instrumental chamber ensembles, and more, this disc showcases the breadth of talent present in the Linn catalogue. WA-39607461|Double vinyl LP pressing. Digitally restored live archive release. The Doors supplied plenty of post-Independence Day fireworks on July 5, 1968 when the legendary quartet played the Hollywood Bowl, a concert that is considered to be the band's finest on film. For the first time, the film from the historic performance has been painstakingly restored using the original camera negatives and the audio has been remixed and mastered from original multi-tracks by the group's engineer Bruce Botnick. Live at the Bowl '68 includes three previously unreleased tracks from the performance. Technical issues with the recording of "Hello, I Love You, " "The WASP (Texas Radio And the Big Beat), " and "Spanish Caravan" prevented them from being released in the past. Now, through meticulous restoration of the audio, all three will be included, marking the first time the concert has been available in it's entirety. WA-19159003|Fake Punk can be some of the best punk! the late 70's had a bevy of great punk/power pop one off bands. Often secretly and not so secretly fronted by members of famous/semi-famous rock groups. The Pack, Pork Dukes, the Greedies, the Monks (UK) top amongst them but one of the longest and loudest lauded is F.U.2.. Raw, snotty, and jammed up with hooks and attitude. The group was essentially the 60's garage/freakbeat band Downliners Sect under an assumed Punk name and recorded over a case of Vodka. What came out is some of the realest fake punk you'll ever here. THE EXPLODING HEARTS would later cover their classic "Sniffin' Glue" which many incorrectly think was a Hearts original. The album has been bootlegged many times since it's release over 30 years ago and is finally being treated to a legitimate reissue sourced from the original tapes! Limited run so grab it while you can. WA-19041667|The French song always had a special flavor that falls somewhere between bohemian, sexy and, almost always a little risqu╬ÿ. France Deluxe Trilogy is the perfect selection to understand this unique and seductive world. A pleasure from start to finish, this album presents the great songs of the genre and by the greatest performers. Thus, this spectacular triple CD set of 42 songs brings together a truly impressive list of artists: France Gall, Dalida, Serge Gainsbourg, Brigitte Bardot, Gilbert Becaud, Sacha Distel, Yves Montand, Michel Polnareff, Alain Barriere and the fabulous rescue of the marvelous Christine Corda wonderful with her immortal Le Jardin Imaginaire. With careful presentation and re-mastered sound, France Deluxe Trilogy is a true representation of the best of French Pop of all time. WA-19143170|EU-only five CD set containing a quintet of albums from the groundbreaking British Art Rock band: Siren, Viva, Manifesto, Flesh + Blood and Heart Still Beating. EMI. WA-22851338|Japanese Hybrid-SACD pressing. 2011. WA-19510118|'Tampa was a quiet type person, but you go to his house, he would treat you real nice,' Jimmy Rogers remembered. 'He would give you points on what you were trying to learn..." Born some time between 1900 and 1904, Red made his way to Chicago via Alabama, Mississippi and Arkansa. Sometime towards the end of the 1920s, he met pianist Georgia Thomas Dorsey. Tampa made his recording debut for Paramount around May 1928. But he sought out Dorsey and the pair cut It's Tight Like That. In Tom's words, "That thing was a moneymaker.' Through hokum, jug bands and blues, they cut many sides, most imbued with a unique excitement. Red would be a recording artist until the 1950s, performing on many famous sessions. As the Reverend Thomas Dorsey, Georgia Tom became a cornerstone of the Gospel movement. These recordings show how firm their musical foundations were. WA-19507125|Valery Gergiev's performances and recordings of Mahler's symphonies with the London Symphony Orchestra have garnered international acclaim. They have performed the works in Europe, North America and the Far East and their recordings have received numerous awards. The symphonies were originally released between 2008 and 2011 and will now be made available together for the first time as a specially priced and beautifully packaged ten SACD boxed set. Each of Mahler's symphonies could be considered a masterpiece, employing large orchestras, matching his view of the symphony as an all-encompassing form of musical expression. Mahler drew inspiration widely, but certain themes recur frequently - wisdom, love, grief, mortality and death. WA-19713908|The fourth release in Praga's Richter Edition, which features SACD remasters of classic recordings by the great Russian pianist Sviatoslav Richter, presents a recital of solo works by Frederic Chopin. Recorded over a span of twenty-plus years, these performances display Richter's special affinity for the music of Chopin. The program ranges from the ╬┤tudes of Op.10 to the Nocturnes of Op.71, offering a delectable sample of the great composer's tuneful, passionate romanticism. WA-19809144|The fifth release in Praga's Richter Edition, which presents SACD remasters of classic albums by the great Russian pianist Sviatoslav Richter, features live recordings of Beethoven sonatas from the 60s and 70s. This disc includes three of the 'late' sonatas, including a particularly memorable Hammerklavier. The program also features the Piano Sonatas Nos.27 and 28 in performances that simultaneously emphasize the legato elements and display Richter's prodigious interpretive talents to the fullest. WA-20087234|This volume from Praga's critically-acclaimed Richter Edition series features an audiophile SACD remastering of the great Russian pianist playing sonatas by Beethoven. WA-19259741|Music written to honor the Virgin Mary is the focus of this Super Audio CD of Gregorian chants performed by the rich voices of the Glori" Dei Cantores Men's Schola. Theotokos, the Star of the Sea - while history's names for her are as varied as the traditions that surround her, one thing remains constant - she is an icon of faith for millions of Christians around the world. This recording features a wide selection of chants including the Stabat Mater, the Marian antiphons for Compline, selected propers from the Feasts of the Immaculate Conception, the Nativity of Mary, the Annunciation, the Visitation and the Assumption. WA-19260150|Tchaikovsky's early trio of symphonies have long lived in the shadow of the three that followed. Following his acclaimed Mariinsky DVD of the final three symphonies, Valery Gergiev conducts outstanding performances of these early works with the London Symphony Orchestra. Tchaikovsky's early symphonies are full of rich expressive melodies, something for which he had a natural talent. They contain influences of Russian nationalism and folk tunes, particularly in the second (Little Russian) and the first (Winter Dreams), which hints at a Russian landscape. The choreographer George Balanchine exploited the dance-like nature of the third by using it as the basis for the final part of his ballet masterpiece, Jewels. Gergiev will visit the USA in October with the Mariinsky Orchestra and conduct gala performances with the World Orchestra for Peace in New York and Chicago. WA-25363845|The Mike Greene Box Set is a 40 year musical retrospective containing 10 of Mike's CD's. From the earliest recordings of Mike and the Band in High School all the way to "Pocket of a Thief" which was released in 2011, the collection is the complete musical. WA-19406626|Even though Max Reger's great Violin Concerto can be found on a number of other CD recordings, we did not want to withhold from you the opportunity to hear the interpretation by our Swedish violinist Ulf Wallin, who studied in Stockholm and Vienna. On vco he has performed solo and chamber music with equal devotion, and his many recordings have met with major recognition and attention in the international media. WA-19384924|"As artists we are chroniclers of the emotions of a particular time, and if we are lucky our chronicles radiate a little, illuminating the path." Moritz Eggert's new disc shows how diverse are the paths he endeavors to illumine. With works both traditional and experimental we see the dramatic and "sthetic range of a great voice in 21st Century composition. WA-19474311|Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 3 and Coronation March take center stage in this penultimate release in the Tchaikovsky Symphonies cycle by the Russian national Orchestra and Mikhail Pletnev. The series has been called "brilliant," "spectacular," and "stunning," leaving the listener "very satisfied." Presented as a high quality SACD for optimum audio quality. WA-19474410|In her early twenties Armenian born Nareh Arghamanyan, winner of the 2008 Montreal International Music Competition, belongs to the promising young generation of today's fine pianists. On this her first concerto recording on PentaTone she performs Listz with exuberance and precision beyond her age. A US tour will coincide with the release of this album. WA-19474441|According to Gramophone magazine the Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra is the best orchestra in the world, so you won't find greater quality performances than this release with the Concertgebouw and it's principals as soloists. The oboe and violin soloists shine with unrivaled beauty, rendered even more gorgeous thanks to Pentatone's high quality recording techniques. WA-19445069|Ensemble Marsyas' debut recording on Linn features three of the extraordinary trio sonatas by Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679-1745) for violin, two oboes, bassoon and continuo on period instruments. The ensemble performed this repertoire at the 2007 Brugge International Competition and was awarded both first prize and the audience prize. They are joined for this recording by Baroque violinist Monica Huggett who is currently head of historical performance at the Juilliard School in New York and a multiple Gramophone Award winner and Grammy nominee. The members of Ensemble Marsyas have been awarded accolades by both critics and the recording industry alike - the most recent including a 2010 Gramophone Award for a recording featuring Peter Whelan. WA-19474434|The fifth release in the new Wagner Edition, comprising all ten major operas performed by the Rundfunk-Sinfonie Orchester and Chor with Marek Janowski, proves to be as stunning and fascinating of character as each of the previous installments. The project is unique in being the first edition of Wagner's operas with the same musical forces. A phenomenal achievement. WA-19561523|2012 three CD compilation of the finest classic Soul from the legends of the era. Includes tracks from Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, Otis Redding, Ben E King and Dionne Warwick. 60 tracks total. Rhino. WA-19503783|The award-winning, highly-acclaimed English choral ensemble Stile Antico presents Passion and Resurrection, an album featuring texts inspired by the dramatic events of Holy Week and Easter set to music by some of the greatest Renaissance composers from England and the Continent. Included are two settings of the poem "Woefully arrayed" - the first by William Cornysh (1465-1523) and the second composed especially for Stile Antico in 2009 by contemporary composer John McCabe. This is the work's first recording. WA-19503899|LSO Live is delighted to renew it's relationship with the magnificent choir Tenebr