February Sale Ends Friday at Midnight!

February Sale Ends!
This month's sale will end tomorrow, so this is your last chance to get discounts on all releases from Naxos, MD&G, New World, Dynamic and more! Act now, this sale ends Friday at midnight!

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Mendelssohn Rearranged
Mendelssohn Symphonies for Vln, Clo & Pno
"With a strong but supple ensemble, a rich but cleanly articulated tone, and a elegant but driving sense of tempo, the quartet plays the pieces not as if they are mere arrangements, but as if they were fully worthy masterpieces in their own right." -All Music Guide
More Recent Releases from MD&G
Pleyel: Wind Serenades / Consortium Classicum
Philips: Complete Keboard Works Vol 2
Lachner: Complete Organ Works / Innig

Persichetti's Complete Piano Sonatas
"Six of the twelve Sonatas receive their world premiere recordings here. Burleson exploits the pieces' dramatic possibilities through robust, even explosive, playing, though this boldness is balanced with transparency of tone, clarity of phrasing, and where necessary, lightness of touch." -All Music Guide
Other New Releases from New World
All the Noises - Music of Hyo-Shin Na
League of Automatic Composers - Perkis / Folk

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Hummel: Selected Masterpieces
"His solo piano music... has the depth and beauty of that written either by a young Schubert in imitation of Mozart or as a romantic Mozart would have done... It is calm, centred, studied, graceful and free. Yet it is at the same time disciplined and always leading somewhere significant." -MusicWeb-International
Dynamic DVDs on Sale!
Heart and Virtuosity / "Premio Paganini"
Handel: Ariodante / Alan Curtis/Il Complesso Barocco
Meyerbeer: Il Crociato in Egitto/Teatro La Fenice

Introducing Naxos' Newest Releases

| Naxos | EMI | Virgin Classics

Naxos’ Newest are also On Sale
What Naxos does so well - give listeners an affordable way to try unknown music – it does again with these titles that will be released tomorrow. Explore music by Buxtehude, Vanhal, Taneyev and Flagello. If you do not know Strauss’ Four Last Songs you must hear these astonishingly beautiful songs. These, and all Naxos, are On Sale through Friday February 28th.

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Our Naxos Featured Release
A year before his death in 1948, Richard Strauss composed his masterpiece, Four Last Songs, expressing a calm acceptance of the inevitability of his death. Meditations on life, death and the transition into ‘the magic circle of the night’, these songs rank among the most haunting music ever written.
Key New Releases From Naxos
Buxtehude: Six Sonatas / Holloway, Weiss
Johann Baptist Vanhal: Symphonies, Vol 4
Taneyev: Symphonies no 1 and 3 / Sanderling
American Classics - Flagello, Rosner

A Mass from Schubert’s Last Year
One of a remarkable series of works Schubert wrote in his final year, Mass No. 6 in E flat lay unperformed until a year after his death. With an unusually prominent part for trombones, this is a powerful and disquieting masterpiece, reconciling the liturgical grandeur and monumentality of the vast fugues that end the 'Gloria' and 'Credo', with the composer's natural lyricism and daring chromatic digressions.
Other New Releases From Naxos
Bizet-Serebrier: Carmen Symphony, etc
Granados: Piano Music, Vol 10 - In the Village
Guitar Music of Chile - Contreras, Salinas

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EMI and Virgin Sale Ends Tonight!
Don't Forget! Our weekend sale on all EMI and Virgin Classics titles will end tonight at midnight.

Other fine labels On Sale through this Friday include MD&G, Dynamic, Alia Vox and more!

EMI and Virgin Classics On Sale This Weekend

| EMI | Virgin Classics |

Weekend Sale on EMI and Virgin
You're invited to a weekend sale at H&B! This weekend only, you'll get sale prices on all CDs and DVDs from EMI and Virgin Classics. So come browse our selection and explore great music. If you see something you like, grab it fast - this sale ends Monday at Midnight!

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Italian Opera Arias - Natalie Dessay
"She has plenty of substance to easily soar over the orchestra... and her coloratura is absolutely secure. The overall impression is that she has nothing to prove - she's simply using her superb instrument to deliver what the composer asked for, with assurance, intelligence, and passion." -All Music Guide
More from Virgin Classics
Brahms, Joachim: Violin Concertos / Tetzlaff
Rachmaninov, Prokofiev / Capucon, Montero
Haydn: The Creation / Christie

Leif Ove Andsnes Plays Mozart
Mozart: Piano Concertos no 17 & 20 / Andsnes
"...with phrasing of unselfconscious eloquence and an ability to forge long, sweeping paragraphs, he balances illuminating detail with a powerful impetus. You will rarely hear the climax of the development [in K. 622] built and clinched with such thrilling inevitability." -Telegraph's CD of the week
Andsnes, Rattle and More on EMI
Schubert: Late Piano Sonatas / Andsnes
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition; Rattle / Berlin PO
Bartók: String Quartets no 1-6 / Belcea Quartet Elgar: Cello Concerto, etc / Clein, Handley

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Don't Forget DVDs!
Pianist Leif Ove Andsnes "Ballad for Edvard Grieg"
The Eternal Maria Callas
Massenet: Manon / Perez/Gran Teatre del Liceu, Dessay, Villazon, Ramey
Click Here for all EMI DVDs

On Sale for the Weekend (Feb. 15th-18th)

| Deutsche Grammophon | Decca | Philips

3 Labels on Sale for the Weekend
Don't let this opportunity pass you by! This weekend only, you are eligible for sale pricing on our entire catalog of Deutsche Grammophon, Decca and Philips CDs and DVDs.

Hurry though - this sale ends Monday 2/18 at Midnight!

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Juan Diego Flórez - Arias for Rubini
Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti / Juan Diego Flórez
"His tone is lustrous, with just enough vibrato, and his legato is supple and sensuous. This album stands out from discs of solo arias because Flórez includes extended excerpts of scenes... Besides creating a satisfyingly rich context for the solos, this allows Flórez to display his skill at rounding out his characters dramatically..." -All Music Guide
New Releases from Decca!
Schumann: Complete Symphonies, Mahler ed
Richter The Master Vol 10 - Chopin, Liszt
Richter The Master Vol 11 - 20th Century Piano Music
New Year's Concert 2008 / Prêtre, Vienna PO

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Also On Sale - All Month!

The entire catalog of Naxos CDs is On Sale during February.

Mendelssohn's Original Concerto
Daniel Hope - Mendelssohn / Hengelbrock
"Featuring the world- premiere recording of the original version of the concerto... With his wiry tone, focused intensity, and flamboyant technique, Hope dominates the performances, making the concerto sound like a heroic ad astra per aspera work in the tradition of Beethoven's Fifth and Schumann's Fourth." -All Music Guide
Lang Lang, Karjan and Kermes On DG!
The Magic of Lang Lang - Chopin, Mozart
Karajan Gold - Bach, Beethoven, Bizet, Mozart
Amor profano - Vivaldi Arias / Marcon, Kermes

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New DVDs from Decca & DG
Rostropovich "Life & Art"
"Schumann and Bloch are given intense, riveting performances by Rostropovich and orchestra alike. Any other cellist who played with as much force and aggression would be accused of overplaying, but with Rostropovich the intensity and conviction of his playing are what make the entire performance." -All Music Guide
More Recent DVD Releases
Best of New Year's Concert / Vienna PO
Verdi: Aida (Zeffirelli) / Alagna, Urmana, Chailly
Mozart: The Magic Flute / Harnoncourt

The 2008 Grammy Winners

| Classical | Jazz | Blues | International

This year marked the 50th anniversary of the Grammy awards, and as always it was a night of controversy, surprises and great music. The eleven classical categories are highlighted in this email, but you can Click Here to see all the classical winners!

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Best Instrumental Soloist
Barber, Korngold, Walton: Concertos / Ehnes
"These three violin concertos... make a terrific program - varied, [and] never monotonous... Excellent balances and warm, natural sonics seal the bargain. A fine release from one of today's major young violinists." -Classics Today

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More Grammy Winners!
Tower: Made in America, Tambor / Slatkin
Humperdinck: Hansel & Gretel / Mackerras
Grechaninov: Passion Week / Bruffy
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Vol 3 / Ohlsson
Stravinsky: Apollo, etc / Bashmet
Strange Imaginary Animals/ Eighth Blackbird

Best Classical Vocal Performance
Peter Lieberson: Neruda Songs / Hunt Lieberson
"Hunt Lieberson invests the songs with heartbreaking tenderness and strength and an almost reckless emotional urgency and vulnerability and transparency. Her voice is warm and powerful, radiant from the bottom of her range to the top, and she soars on the expressive lines Lieberson gives her." -All Music Guide

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Best Choral Performance
Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem / Rattle
"The playing by the Berlin Philharmonic and the singing of the Berlin Radio Choir are close to flawless, and the moving solos by baritone Thomas Quasthoff ... and soprano Dorothea Röschmann... are splendid in their technical control and sublime in their expressive depth." -All Music Guide

Classical Music Recommendations for February

February Sale
The beginning of the month means something special at H&B - a new round of sale labels! This month's sale includes every release from Naxos, Alia Vox, MD&G, Dynamic and more. Enjoy savings up to 20% all month long!

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A New Take on Seven Last Words
Haydn: Septem Verba Christi in Cruce/ Savall
"All in all, the differences (and improvements) between [Savall's] two versions more than justify this beautifully recorded remake. Just when you thought it couldn't get any better..." -Classics Today (10/10)
More Alia Vox with Jordi Savall
Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine
Francisco Javier: The Route of the Orient
Lachrimae Caravaggio / Savall, Fernandez
Christophorus Columbus - Lost Paradises

Mozart's Forgotten Gem
Mozart: Davide penitente / Schuldt-Jensen
"This splendid new CD from Naxos offers excellent performances of two of Mozart's lesser-known works... This superlative performance by the Leipziger Kammerorchester under Morten Schuldt-Jensen is now easily a first choice for anyone wanting to hear this piece on record." -MusicalCriticism.com
More Recent Releases from Naxos
Stravinsky: Piano Music / Victor Sangiorgio
Vivaldi: Griselda / Mallon, Aradia Ensemble
Carson Cooman: Sacred Choral Music

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Eckardstein Plays Medtner
SCENE Medtner: Piano Works / Eckardstein
"[Eckardstein] is light and graceful enough that feverishly ardent passages do not burrow deeply into a good, indulgent brood and drag the listener along for the ride. Instead, he propels himself through the moodiness, but still fully acknowledges the feelings within the music." -All Music Guide
New Releases From MD&G
Pleyel: Octets, Sextets / Consortium Classicum
Philips: Complete Organ & Keyboard Works Volume 2 / Rampe
Mozart: Concertos for Piano & Orchestra Volume 3 / Zacharias