C L ASSIC AL A UDI O PHYSICAL ONLY CHAMPS HILL RECORDS MENDELSSOHN, HENSEL, STERNDALE BENNETT CLAUDIO RECORDS ISAAC ALBÉNIZ SONATAS FOR CELLO & PIANO IBERIA, VOL. 2 CHRCD105 | 5060212591081 1 CD | SRP US $16.99 CA $20.99 COMPOSER: William Sterndale Bennett • Fanny Hensel • Felix Mendelssohn • Alice Neary and Benjamin Frith, cellist and pianist in the acclaimed Gould Piano Trio, explore lesser-known works by Felix Mendelssohn’s contemporaries and Mendelssohn himself. • Sterndal Bennet was much admired by Mendelssohn and his sonata combines a beauty of melody with charm and vigor. Fanny Mendelssohn’s Fantasia in G Minor and Capriccio in A-Flat Major is heard on this album, proving that she had something more substantial to say and was well-equipped technically to express it. • The twelve impressions of Spain that comprise Iberia earned Albéniz great acclaim • one of the last works completed in his lifetime, it is a masterpiece of grand vision and extraordinary imagination. • In Iberia, Albéniz marries various aspects of the Spanish folk idiom with a far more adventurous use of the piano, exploiting the vast dynamic and tonal range of the instrument, using rich harmonies and the full scope of timbres that the piano has to offer. CR6023-2 | 5016198602327 1 CD | SRP US $16.99 CA $20.99 ARTIST: Alice Neary (cello) • Benjamin Frith (piano) CR6023-6 | 5016198602365 1 DVD Audio | SRP US $24.99 CA $29.99 COMPOSER: Isaac Albéniz ARTIST: Alexander Boyd (piano) PHYSICAL ONLY CHAMPS HILL RECORDS BRITTEN, BRAHMS, LISZT, PARRY, SCHUBERT CONCERTO FERRUCCIO BUSONI SONNETS 150TH ANNIVERSARY CHRCD103 | 5060212591067 1 CD | SRP US $16.99 CA $20.99 COMPOSER: William Aikin • David Bowerman • Johannes Brahms • Benjamin Britten • André Caplet • Franz Liszt • Hubert Parry • Henri Sauguet • Franz Schubert • Ralph Vaughan Williams ARTIST: Ben Johnson (tenor): Graham Johnson (piano) CD2099 | 8012665209911 1 CD | SRP US $16.99 CA $20.99 COMPOSER: Ferruccio Busoni • The content of this particular release takes listeners to the years in which Busoni, moving from Trieste to Graz, completed his training as a composer. The Vienna chapter of Busoni’s career is shown in the Concerto for Pianoa nd Strings in D Minor, ultimately completed in 1878. Ten days later, Busoni turned only twelve years old. The works gives the impression of someone already accustomed with a personal understanding of the Mozart tradition. • This release highlight’s Busoni’s talents, lead by Chloe Mun and the Nuova Orchestra da Camera. • This program of 19th and 20th century songs shows how the influence of great literature has proven irresistable to composers. Alongside the more wellknown works the program includes two lesser known settings of Sonnet 43 - one by French composer Henri Sauguet and the second by English composer David Bowerman. • Ben Johnson represented England in BC Cardiff Singer of the World 2013 and won the Audience Prize. Fraham Johnson is recognized as one of the world’s leading vocal accompanists. ARTIST: Nuova Orchestra da Camera Ferruccio Busoni • Massimo Belli (conductor) 35 NAXOS OF AMERICA | NAXOS OF CANADA | NEW RELEASE GUIDE