C L ASSIC AL A UDI O GENUIN LUTHERAN SYMPHONIX GENUIN TRANSFORMATION GEN 16440 | 4260036254402 1 CD | SRP US $18.99 CA $22.99 COMPOSER: Johann Rudolf Ahle • Johann Crüger • Bartholomäus Gesius • August Harder • Martin Luther • Georg Neumark • Johann Schop • Christian Sprenger ARTIST: Staatskapelle Weimar • Kammerchor der Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt Weimar • Christian Sprenger (conductor) GEN 16431 | 4260036254310 1 CD | SRP US $18.99 CA $22.99 COMPOSER: Elena Firsova • Alexander Glazunov • Sofia Gubaidulina • Dmitri Shostakovich ARTIST: sonic.art Saxophone Quartet • Christian Lindberg (trombone) • Evelina Dobraceva (soprano) • Beltane Ruíz Molina (double bass) • For centuries, Martin Luther’s chorales have been not only a pillar of liturgical song, but a source of strength and inspiration for many people and indespensable part of their lives. • On this album Christian Sprenger gives Luther’s works a symphonic makeover, following in the footsteps of the great film music composers and conveying their emotional message in a way that speaks to us even more directly today. • Sprenger himself leads the full-blooded and technically flawless Staatskapelle Weimar on this release. • This album is the third releases by the sonic.art saxophone quartet, featuring an all-Russian program. Although it’s an all-Russian album, you’d find it difficult to find a more diverse collection of pieces, ranging from Glazunov’s Saxophone Quartet to Elena Firsova’s etheral sonorities and dramatic music. • As always, sonic.art plays at a staggering level, and their musical partners Christian Lindberg and Evelina Dobraceva add eve more passion to the performances. GENUIN WINDS AND PIPES GENUIN WIES DE BOEVÉ: DOUBLE BASS GEN 16445 | 4260036254457 1 CD | SRP US $18.99 CA $22.99 COMPOSER: Johann Sebastian Bach • Giovanni Gabrieli • Eugène Gigout • Félix Alexandre Guilmant • Flor Peeters • Thomas Trachsel ARTIST: Sächsische Bläserphilharmonie • Daniel Beilschmidt (organ) • Thomas Clamor (conductor) GEN 16433 | 4260036254334 1 CD | SRP US $18.99 CA $22.99 COMPOSER: Giovanni Bottesini • Reinhold Glière • Teppo Hauta-aho • Joseph Jongen • Astor Piazzolla ARTIST: Wies de Boevé (double bass) • Tomoko Takahashi (piano) • The Saxon Wind Philharmonic, along with director Thomas Clamor are a guarantee for thrilling releases. This most recent release transports listeners to the world of expansive spaces and ethereal sounds. • Joining with Leipzig University Organist Daniel Beilschmidt, the orchestra performs works from the Renaissance to the present that all have their roots in church music. Whether it is Gabrieli or Guilmant, Bach or Peeters, the winds and organ merge together into a single instrument, transforming a listening space into a cathedral... • In 2015, Wies de Boevé because the first double bassist to win Germany’s National Music Competition, one of the world’s most renowned instrumental competitions. • Boevé played with passion and it can be heard for the first time here, on this album. • With his piano partner Tomoko Takahashi, Boevé performs literature by Gliere, Bottesini Piazzolla and several others. 53 NAXOS OF AMERICA | NAXOS OF CANADA | NEW RELEASE GUIDE