C L ASSIC AL A UDI O PARACLETE RECORDINGS GLORIÆ DEI CANTORES PROFIL KATSUYA WATANABE SING NOEL PASTORALE GDCD128 | 709887071966 1 CD | SRP US $17.99 CA $21.99 COMPOSER: William Billings • Alfred Burt • Gerald Near • Bruce Saylor • Sing Noel with Gloriæ Dei Cantores is a Christmas treat from beginning to end! The album opens with Sing Noel - a colorful set of carols moving seamlessly from one to another. • From Caroling, Caroling to My Dancing Day and The Holly and the Ivy - this recording brings the listener a traditional Christmas experience that will brighten Christmas cheer and warm hearts. • Japanese pianist Katsuya Watanabe began learning the piano at the age of three and the oboe at thirteen. He studied at the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, where he began gaining fame and won first prize at several competitions. • Watanabe is currently the solo oboist in the Solistes Europeens in Luxembourg and increasingly devotes himself to solo activities, giving frequent recitals. PH15049 | 881488150490 1 CD | SRP US $16.99 CA $20.99 COMPOSER: Thomas Attwood Walmisley • Maurice Ravel • Francis Poulenc • Michael Head • Grigoras Dinicu • Benjamin Godard ARTIST: Katsuya Watanabe (oboe) • Ulugbek Palvanov (piano) ARTIST: Gloriæ Dei Cantores • Gabriel V • Gloriae Dei Ringers • Gloriae Dei Artes Instrumentalists PENTATONE ANTONÍN DVORÁK PROFIL MIKI AOKI SYMPHONIC VARIATIONS & SLAVONIC RHAPSODIES MÉLANCHOLIE PTC5186554 | 827949055461 1 Hybrid SACD | SRP US $19.99 CA $23.99 COMPOSER: Antonín Dvorák • This release is the third of Pentatone’s three-album series where Jakub Hrćša conducts the pKF-Prague Philharmonia in an all Dvoćák program of appealing orchestral works comprising the evergreen favorite Symphonic Variations, Op. 78 coupled with the lesser-known Slavonic Rhapsodies, Op. 45. • This album builds on the critical success of his earlier releases in the series. Dvorak’s unfailing gift for appealing melodies, potent rhythms and colorful orchestration are put on full display. • On her third solo release, Miki Aoki features works by the members of Les Six, a group of early 20th century French composers who were blazing their own trail. • The music of Francis Poulenc is what’s really touched Miki’s heart. Ever since she was invited to play his Violin Sonata about eight years ago, she’s been obsessed with his unique character. “It’s got this humor and irony.” - Miki Aoki PH15023 | 881488150230 1 CD | SRP US $16.99 CA $20.99 COMPOSER: Arthur Honegger • Francis Poulenc • Erik Satie ARTIST: PKF- Prague Philharmonia • Jakub Hru_a (conductor) ARTIST: Miki Aoki (piano) 87 NAXOS OF AMERICA | NAXOS OF CANADA | NEW RELEASE GUIDE