C L ASSIC AL A UDI O GENUIN STRING QUARTETS BY MOZART & SCHOENBERG GRAMOLA GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN YELLOW TWELVE FANTASIAS FOR FLUTE WITHOUT BASS GEN 16438 | 4260036254389 2 CD | SRP US $29.99 CA $35.99 COMPOSER: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart • Arnold Schoenberg • Yellow marks the Amaryllis Quartett’s fifth release, following the awardwinning White. • Similar to the first release, the phenomenal ensemble is performing music from the First and Second Viennese School, this time showcasing Mozart and Schoenberg. • Joining the project are exceptional young soprano Katharina Persicke and ARD prizewinner Tomoko Akasaka. • Maria Fedotova, one of the most soughtafter Russian flautists, performs as a soloist in the orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre St. Petersburg under Valery Gergiev and teaches at St. Petersburg Conservatory. • With this release, Fedotova dedicates herself to the Fantasies by Georg Philipp Telemann. This cycle counts among the first major compositions of the Baroque era for this instrument, combining melodic as well as harmonic elements into a single linear, monophonic voice. GRAM99114 | 9003643991149 1 CD | SRP US $18.99 CA $22.99 COMPOSER: Georg Philipp Telemann ARTIST: Amaryllis Quartett • Katharina Persicke (soprano) ARTIST: Maria Fedotova (flute) GENUIN STRÅLANDE JUL – STRAHLENDE WEIHNACHT GRAMOLA JANEZ GREGORIC CRONOMÍAS DE MONTEVIDEO GEN 15381 | 4260036253818 1 CD | SRP US $18.99 CA $22.99 COMPOSER: Johann Eccard • Franz Xaver Gruber • Andreas Hammerschmidt • Gustav Holst • Zoltán Kodály • Morten Lauridsen • Mykola Leontowych • Carl Nielsen • Gustaf Nordqvist • Valentin Silvestrov • Heitor Villa-Lobos ARTIST: MDR Rundfunkchor • Philipp Ahmann (conductor) GRAM99095 | 9003643990951 2 CD | SRP US $27.99 CA $33.99 COMPOSER: Agustín Barrios • Abel Carlevaro • Janez Gregoric • Gaspar Sanz • Abel Carlevaro is considered one of the great guitar personalities of the 20th century. He inverted his own playing technique and an instrument constructed after his measures, featuring among others a varied geometry and a repositioned sound hole. • This album presents works like Preludios Americanos, Cronomias, Veinte Microestudios and the Milonga Suite No. 1. • The MDR Chamber Choir is one of the most sough after vocal ensembles from around the world, bringing 73 singers of various nationalities together. • Alongside well-known German Christmas carols such as Stille Nacht or Vom Himmel Hoch, many members of the choir have chosen carols from their own countries for this release, carols that are not only closely connected with their country’s traditions but also have a special personal meaning for them. ARTIST: Janez Gregoric (guitar) 54 NAXOS OF AMERICA | NAXOS OF CANADA | NEW RELEASE GUIDE