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Guido: The Four Seasons
Vivaldi's Suite 'The Four Seasons' is probably the best known of all baroque works - at least a few seconds of it are! - possibly it is also the most mis-used music ever! Here is another 'Four Seasons' also from the 18th century, by the little known but quite exceptional composer G.A. Guido. The work lasts for 66 minutes and contains a wide range of early and baroque styles. Performed by New Chamber Opera Ensemble, it is a revelation and a piece which should be as ubiquitous as it's namesake. For release autumn 2010.

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HANDEL: Suites for Harpsichord (2CD)
Though we usually prefer to record rarities, new and rediscovered masterpieces, we do sometimes make an exception and add to our catalogue music from the established repertoire. Here we have nine sublime Suites for Harpsichord by G F Handel, performed by Gilbert Rowland, one of the UK's most accomplished musicians, whose recent 13-CD set of Soler sonatas for Naxos will set standards for years to come. This 2-CD set will be released in late spring 2011.

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Music by John Rose
This CD has been a revelation to me while preparing it. John Rose is a Scottish composer who writes in an individual but 'post-romantic' style - tonal, yet never simple, always full of interest. The album will contain the String Quartets Nos 1 & 2 performed by the splendid Edinburgh Quartet and two finely honed piano works - Essay on DSCH, and Two Preludes and Three Fugues, played by Robert Melling. For release around November 2010.

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J.S. Bach - Organ Music
A special disc of well-known works by JS Bach issued in conjunction with Canongate Kirk in Edinburgh, featuring the Kirk's splendid organ played by David Hamilton

In the shops October , but you can buy here now - it's in stock.

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The Jazz Age
The full title of the CD is 'The Jazz Age for piano duo' - scintillating performances by Goldstone and Clemmow of jazz-inspired masterpieces and lesser-known delights - including Gershwin's "American in Paris", Milhaud's "Le création du monde" and fantastic music by Moyzes, Hill and Seiber. Due in the shops October 2010 but available here now.

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Music by David Lumsdaine
David Lumsdaine is an Australian composer, not yet widely known in the Northern Hemisphere; this double disc introduces major works for voice and ensemble, solo cello, recorder and piano; the works are interspersed with ambient 'soundscapes' recorded in Australia. Performers include Lesley-Jane Rogers (soprano), John Turner (recorder), Peter Lawson (piano) and Gemini (pictured)

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'Strings in the Earth and Air'
Not a CD of string music (the title comes from a poem by James Joyce which appears on the CD) but a lovely recital of English song from three composers - E J Moeran, Peter Warlock and Geoffrey Stern, performed by tenor Paul Martyn-West and pianist Nigel Foster. Part of our Dunelm series to be released in the near future.

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'Inspiration' - a homage to Maria Curcio
Pianist Anthony Goldstone was one of the incredibly gifted musicians who received tuition from Maria Curcio who died earlier this year. This album includes many pieces with which she was associated, and as a bonus, the only known recording by Curcio, made with Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Otto Klemperer in 1957

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Baroque Concertos by Facco and Vivaldi
The Mexican Baroque Orchestra
We are delighted to have signed this superb ensemble from Mexico City to our American office. Featuring relatively little known works by Vivaldi and rarities from Facco, this CD will be available in the winter of 2010. A fascinating interpretation using vihuela and guitarron as continuo gives an exoitc and exciting rhythmic base.

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Contemporary flute music
Flautist Richard Craig presents a disc of advanced contemporary works by such leading composers as Brian Ferneyhough, James Dillon, Salvatore Sciarrino, Richard Barrett, Evan Johson, Dominik Karski, John Croft and Malin Bång. Leading-edge material - to be released in the summer of 2011.

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"Borderlands "
(Jonathan Lorentz)
One of the new leading lights in the New England and New York jazz scene and an awesomely talented sax player, composer and arranger Jonathan Lorentz and his trio produce sounds to rival the best of the best. Featuring vocalist Suzanne Kantorski and Teri Roiger.

Buy here now - or in the record shops from October.

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Chamber music by Veale and Crawford
A program of simply excellent modern music from John Veale and Robert Crawford. Both write in modern idioms that encapsulate romanticism and classicism too - music which is harmonically pleasing and steadfastly approachable and at the same time fresh and new. Splendidly performed by leading British artists Linda Merrick (clarinet), John Turner (recorder) and the Adderbury Ensemble. Likely to be released in the spring of 2011.

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Erik Chisholm Piano Music, vol. 6
The fascinating, and totally unique and unmistakable music of Erik Chisholm has been championed by pianist Murray McLachlan, who has recorded in total 9 CDs of Chisholm's music, all of which will appear in due course. The first five volumes, including a wealth of items derived from Scottish melodies and bagpipe tune and have been widely greeted with acclaim - Musicweb said "one of the musical discoveries of the 21st century". Volumes 7-8 to come in 2011.

ALSO: look out for news of an album of Chisholm's Ballet Music for Two Pianos.... coming next year.