Friday, July 10, 2009

From La Scala to Heaven, a Weekend Sale at HBDirect

With new releases from Maria João Pires, The Sixteen and a new Verdi Opera box set, we just had to put Deutsche Grammophon, Decca and Philips on sale this weekend. We could only fit a fraction of the great titles from these labels in this newsletter, so be sure to click a logo and explore a label's complete catalog. This sale will end Monday at Midnight!
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Verdi Scala Here is a fabulous Verdi package: eight great operas recorded between 1961 and 1981 by DG at La Scala, Milan, the spiritual home of Italian opera. The world's leading singers and conductors of the time provide an irresistible entrée into Verdi's world of drama and passion. This is a Limited Edition set so don't wait!Deutsche Grammophon
New Box Sets on Sale This Weekend
Brahms - Complete Edition - $2.15 per Disc
Sviatoslav Richter - Pianist of the Century - 9 CDs for $46.48
Haydn: 7 London Symphonies / Abbado - 4 CDs for $21.23

The Sixteen "This new album is another one of their delightful excursions, this time focusing on the music of the Anglican church from Victorian times to the present day... Christophers breathes new life into pieces that have for too long been ossified in memories of uncomfortable pews and smells of wood polish. His ensemble, The Sixteen, are as always outstanding." -MusicalCriticism.comDecca
New Vocal Releases
Celeste Aida - The Verdi Album / Luciano Pavarotti
Bel Canto - Donizetti, Bellini, Rossini / Garanca, Abbado
Handel - Rolando Villazón, McCreesh, Gabrieli Players
Magdalena Kozena - Songs my Mother taught me

Maria Joao Pires plays Chopin "Throughout, Pires' playing is exemplary. Her technique is impeccable... Most important is Pires' uncanny ability to use phrasing and rubato without compromising the underlying rhythmic pulse of the music." -All Music Guide

Deutsche Grammophon
Piano Albums From DG & Decca
Schnittke: Concerto for Piano; Shostakovich: Piano Conerto, Dances, etc / Israela Margalit, Donald Barra
Brahms: Works for 4 Hands / Israela & Ilann Margalit
Chopin, Scriabin and Liszt: Sonatas & Etudes / Yuja Wang

Sale Highlights
Complete Operas on Sale!
Bellini: Norma / Levine, Sills, Verrett, Plishka - 7/21 Release
Handel: Ezio / Curtis, Prina, Hallenberg, Giustiniani, Gauvin, Andersen
Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi / Luisi, Netrebko, Garanca
Handel: Alcina / Curtis, Gauvin, DiDonato, Beaumont, Cherici

DVDs From DG & Decca
Verdi: Falstaff / Levine/Met, Freni, Bonney, Horne
Handel: Semele / Christie/La Scintilla, Bartoli, Nikiteanu
Wagner: Das Rheingold / Schonwandt/Royal Danish Opera
Browse All DG DVDs
Browse All Decca DVDs
Browse Blu-Rays on DG
Browse Blu-Rays on Decca

Heritage Masters
Wagner: Das Rheingold / Solti, Flagstad, London
R. Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier / Kleiber, Reining, Gueden, Jurinac, Weber, Poell
Brahms: Piano Concertos / Curzon, Szell, Knappertsbusch
Puccini: Madama Butterfly / Serafin, Tebaldi, Bergonzi
Stravinsky: Symphonies / Ernest Ansermet, Suisse Romande Orch
Mozart: Don Giovanni / Krips, Siepi, Dermota, Corena, Danco

DeccaDecca's Adagios
Ballet Adagios - New!
Flute Adagios
Guitar Adagios
Vivaldi Adagios
Chopin Adagios
Mozart Adagios
Cello Adagios
Choral Adagios
Peaceful Adagios
Midnight Adagios

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