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MAY NEW RELEASES NOW AVAILABLE
Volume 4 of the Beethoven Piano Sonatas is the culmination of Paul Lewis's highly-acclaimed series and has already received an Editor's Choice from the newly-published Gramophone. "Like me, you may well cherish your beloved sets by Schnabel, Kempff and Brendel, but Lewis surely gives you the best of all possible worlds; one devoid of idiosyncrasy yet of a deeply personal musicianship."
The Jerusalem Quartet, fresh from their triumph at the BBC Music Magazine Awards now release one of the finest of all string quartets, Schubert's Quartet No 4, Death and the Maiden. "The colours are dark but vivid, the narrative beautifully controlled, the blend impeccable, the Andante sublime, the Allegro and Presto positively terrifying." The Independent.
harmonia mundi's first DVD since Giulio Cesare is the Innsbruck Festival production of Don Giovanni. The CD version released last year was Gramophone Recording of the Month, Classic FM Magazine Disc of the Month, Classic FM Disc of the Week, Daily Telegraph Classical CD of the Week and a Times Album of 2007.
Following the success of his last release, The Last Concertos of Mozart, a CD Review Disc of the Week, Andreas Staier goes solo in a programme of early Bach. "...a faultless touch from Staier maintains sonorous good tone, an agility across the keyboards worthy of any organist, and characteristically fast fingerwork...the excitement is hair-raising." Gramophone
Scattered Rhymes, a new work by young British composer Tarik O'Regan, is inspired by Machaut's Messe de Notre Dame and coupled with further works by O'Regan and Machaut, Dufay and Gavin Bryars. |
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harmonia mundi celebrates 50 years with hmGold
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the oldest independent record company in the world, harmonia mundi has dipped deep into its back catalogue to bring you the first instalment of hmGold, which forms part of our April release.
Full details of the first 15 recordings in this beautifully-packaged mid-price series can be found by scrolling down the list of new releases and you will soon be able to hear and read reviews of these fine recordings on Classic FM, BBC Music Magazine, International Record Review, Classic FM Magazine and Gramophone. |
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DIRECT SALES FROM HARMONIA MUNDI
Although the hm boutique has now closed it is still possible to purchase CDs directly from harmonia mundi uk.
Please contact Ruth Knowles on 020 8709 9525 or email: rjknowles@harmoniamundi.com. |
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3 WINNERS FOR HARMONIA MUNDI AT BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE AWARDS
Out of a total of 11 categories at the 2008 BBC Music Magazine Awards, harmonia mundi has won 3. The Vocal Award has gone to 'As steals the morn', a selection of Handel opera arias performed by Mark Padmore and The English Concert directed by Andrew Manze.
The Jerusalem Quartet, whose recordings also include Quartets Nos 1, 4 & 9, have won the Chamber Award with the Shostakovich String Quartets Nos 6, 8 and 11.
The Jury Award for Technical Excellence in Recording went to the SACD of Stimmung by Karlheinz Stockhausen, with the Theatre of Voices directed by Paul Hillier, who himself sang on the Singcircle recording of Stimmung in 1983. |
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