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GIOACCHINO ROSSINI (1792 – 1868): L’Italiana in Algeri: Cavatina: “Cruda Sorte! Amor tiranno!”; “Pensa alla patria” Tancredi: “Oh patria! Dolce, e ingrate patria!” La Cenerentola: “Nacqui all’affanno” La Donna del Lago: “Mura felici”; “Ah sip era: ormai la morte” Semiramide: “Eccomi alfine in Babilonia” Silvia Tro Santafé, mezzo-soprano Lluis vich Vocalis Orquesta Sinfonica de Navarra/Julian Reynolds If it were not for the operas of Gioachino Rossini, the operatic repetory of the mezzo soprano would lack some of its most interesting characters and music. Silvia Tro Santafé proves herself a true ‘Rossini Mezzo’ in this collection of scenes and arias, accompanied by the excellent Orquesta Sinfónica de Narvarra and Lluís Vich Vocalis.

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GIUSEPPE VERDI (1813 – 1901): Requiem

Carmen Giannattasio; Veronica Simeoni; Alexander Timchenko; Carlo Colombara

Mikhailovsky Theatre Chorus

St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra/Yuri Temirkanov
Signum Records are proud to present the first release in a new series of live orchestral recordings featuring the illustrious St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, led by their chief conductor Yuri Temirkanov. These new recordings have been made possible thanks to the recent refurbishment of their home concert venue, the Grand Philharmonic Hall, allowing many of us to hear for the first time the excitement of the Philharmonic’s performances in their resident city of St Petersburg. This release will be followed later in the year with their live performance of Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 7 (Leningrad).
“The orchestra moved like a single unit, swelling and surging, natural rubato raising tension, pacing and placing impeccably judged.” - The Independent
(2 CDs for the price of 1)

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GUILLAUME DE MACHAUT
MOTETS, MASS MUSIC & SONGS FROM THE IVREA CODEX
Dame/Fins cuers doulz; Trop plus est bele/Biaute paree de valour; Lasse!/Se j'aim mon loyal ami; Tu qui gregem/Plange, regni respublica; Christe qui lux/Veni creator spiritus; Felix virgo/Inviolata genitrix; Qui es promesse/Ha! Fortune; Martyrum/Diligenter inquiramus; Amours/Faus samblant
ANON/IVREA: Sanctus: Sanans fragilia; Kyrie; Gloria: Et verus homo; Credo; Sanctus; Clap, clap/Sus Robin; Post missarum sollempnia/Post misse modulamina

The Clerks' Group/Edward Wickham

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PIANGETE - CANTATAS & MOTETS BY GIACOMO CARISSIMI: Giacomo Carissimi: Motet Cum reverteretur David; Motet Benedictus Deus et Pater; Motet Exulta, gaude, filia Sion; Cantata Va dimanda al mio pensiero; Motet O dulcissimum Mariae nomen; Cantata Siam tre miseri piangenti; Motet Surrexit pastor bonus; Cantata Ahi, non torna; Cantata Piangete, ohimè piangete; Cantata Si dia bando, alla speranza; Motet Omnes gentes gaudete cum victore; Girolamo Frescobaldi: Parte sopra lamonicha; Giovanni Girolamo Kapsperger: Toccata XI; Prelude X; Prelude XI; Michelangelo Rossi: Toccata Settima. Concerto delle Donne; Donna Deam, soprano; Gill Ross, soprano; Elin Manahan Thomas, soprano; Alastair Ross, harpsichord and organ; David Miller, chitarrone. Signum Records presents the exciting new sound of Concerto delle Donne. Formed principally to perform the unique Italian vocal repertoire of the late 16th and early 17th centuries, Concerto delle Donne's first record features cantatas and motets by Giacomo Carissimi.

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Trad.: Gaudete;
FAURE: Après un reve;
SIR JOHN TAVENER: The Lamb; Mother and Child;
PACHELBEL (arr. Alexznder L’Estrange): Canon; Trad.: Gaudete (a cappella);
STEVE REICH: Clapping MusicTenebrae

Arranged by Classic FM's Hall of Fame 2004 'top-ten-composer' Karl Jenkins, and sung by crack professional choir, Tenebrae,Gaudete is released this October on Signum U.K., both with percussion and as a pure, unadulterated, a cappella version. Also on this disc is Alexander L'Estrange’s arrangement of Pachelbel’s Canon, and his spine-tingling version of Fauré's romantic Après un rêve which will surely become an all-time favorite. Sir John Tavener's haunting, mesmeric The Lamb is included, with an excerpt of a piece written especially for Tenebrae, Mother and Child. And to close the recording, a special kind of ‘applause’ from Steve Reich. Tenebrae has been nominated for a prestigious Gramophone Award in 2004. (CD Single)

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Dame Felicity Lott, soprano; Felicity Palmer, alto; Philip Langridge, tenor; Robert Lloyd, bass
The Huddersfield Choral Society
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Charles Mackerras
A stellar line up of soloists, conductor, choir and orchestra combine forces in the re-mastered 2 CD set of Mozart’s arrangement of Handel’s much loved ‘Messiah’. In April 1742, shortly after the first performance of Messiah in Dublin for the city’s charitable Musical Society, the Dublin Journal reported that the oratorio “was allowed by the greatest of Judges to be the finest Composition of Music that was ever heard”. Sir Charles Mackerras continues the constantly evolving performance history of one of the world’s most enduring masterpieces. (2 CDs for the price of 1)

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Concerto á Flauto traverso, Viola di gamba, Fagotto e Cembalo; Sonata á Flauto traverso, due Viole di gamba et Cembalo; Sonata á 4. Faltuto traverso, due Viole di gamba et Cembalo
GEORG PHILIPP KRESS (1730 - 1779): Trio á Flauto traversieur, viola d’amour col B. C.Trio á Flauto traversieur, Viola di gamba e Cembalo
CARL PHILIPP EMANUEL BACH (1714 - 1788): Arioso per il cembalo e violino; Fantasia sopra Jesu meines Lebens Leben

Charivari Agreable: Rachel Moss, baroque flute; Susanne Heinrich, quinton & bass viols; Reiko Ichise, bass viol; Kah-Ming Ng, harpsichord & chamber organ
Virtuosic chamber music by Telemann, the superstar composer of his time, and his godsons, Kress and CPE Bach, for the beguilingly sensuous combination of baroque flute, two viols and keyboard. Charivari Agreable is recognized as ‘one of the classiest baroque bands’ (The Observer), and ‘certainly one of the most original and versatile groups on the Early Music scene today’ (Hexachord), whose musical ‘intuitions are always captivating’ (Goldberg).

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TIM SOUSTER (1943 – 1994): Hambeldon Hill (1985); GAVIN BRYARS (*1943): The Sinking of the Titanic (1969-); JAMES MACMILLAN (*1959): Memento; MICHAEL ALCORN (*1962): The Old Woman of Beare (for string quartet & live electronics); STEPHEN MONTAGUE (*1943): String Quartet No. 1: in memoriam…Barry Anderson & Tomasz Sikorsky

The Smith Quartet:
Ian Humphries, Darragh Morgan, violins; Nic Pendlebury, viola; Deirdre Cooper, cello
Following on from the release of their critically acclaimed recording of Reich’s Different Trains on Signum, Britain’s leading contemporary string ensemble, The Smith Quartet, perform the works of five diverse British composers. The music is inspired by the ancient English landscape, 9th century Irish poetry, 20th century human tragedy and the passing of friends.

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Concerto Op. 6/1 in G major; Concerto Op. 6/2 in E minor; Concerto Op. 6/3 in B minor; Concerto Op. 6/4 in D major; Concerto Op. 6/5 in G minor; Concerto Op. 6/6 in C minor; Concerto Op. 6/7 in C major; Concerto Op. 6/8 in F major; Concerto Op. 6/9 in A minor; Concerto Op. 6/10 in D minor; Concerto Op. 6/11 in B flat major; Concerto Op. 6/12 in A major; Sonata à 4 in A minor G46

Charivari Agreable/Kah-Ming Ng; Bojan Cicic, violin solo
Giuseppe Torelli was one of the most important composers of the Italian Baroque, being among the developers of the Baroque concerto and Concerto Grosso. This disc marks the tercentenary of his death with a selection of Torelli’s concertos written for his employer, George Freidrich II, the Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach. Continuing their extensive catalog with Signum Classics Charivari Agréable, under the direction of Kah-Ming Ng, is one of the most versatile Early Music groups around. The ensemble specializes in the ingenious use of period instruments to produce ‘ravishing sonorities and full-bodied textures’ – Gramophone Magazine

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LIVE RECORDING

ARTISTS: Sarah Fox, soprano; Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras, conductor

Recorded at the Queen Elizabeth Hall of London’s Southbank Centre in February 2006, this installment in Signum's series of live orchestral recordings with the Philharmonia features the late Sir Charles Mackerras conducting Mahler's Symhpony No.4. The concert was a memorable one, as this review demonstrates: "This performance was inspired and interesting ... Setting off at a no-nonsense, fastish speed, Mackerras's appreciation of the numerous changes of tempos was a miracle of refined music-making that enhanced the rustic joys of the first movement. What impressed so much was the innate humanity of this music that in other hands can come across as insincere sentiment that lies behind the notes; the slow movement in particular was of a poise and serenity that was truly touching. The singing of Sarah Fox in the finale embellished the entire sense of naturalness that was enshrined in this memorable rendition, a triumph for the partnership of the Philharmonia Orchestra, in riveting form, and the venerable Mackerras." --Edward Clark, ClassicalSource.com, Feb 16th 2006.