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Fryderykata - Sarakina - 12.99 The Polish ensemble of accordions, reeds, bass, percussion and vocals takes on the music of Chopin in interesting new ways Destinations - Ostad Elahi - 18.99 La Tarantella: Antidotum Tarantulae - Lucilla Galeazzi, Marco Beasley,L'Arpeggiata and Christina Pluhar - temp out of stock-18.99 New SACD Edition (2010) - A fascinating, original crossover of folk and classical, with the musicians of the Renaissance ensemble L'Arpeggiata joining the illustrious singers Galeazzi and Beasley, performed on modern and ancient instruments including chitarra battente, lutes, harp, psaltry. With Alfio Antico, Eero Palviainen, Marcello Vitale and many other fine musicians. (This SACD edition includes one additional track not on the original release) Guillaume IX d'Aquitaine: Las Cansos del Coms de Peitieus - Brice Duisit - 17.99 Solo performances by Brice Duisit for voice and vièle à archet. These are presented in a spares, open performance, beautifully recorded to reveal both the beauty and the edge of the instrument and the songs. Son de los diablos - Tonadas afro-hispanas del Perú - Diana Baroni and Sapukai - 17.99 The record label says 'Far from the stereotypes of pseudo-Peruvians in publicity and the subway, this recording approaches the same sources of Andean music, mixing pre-Colombian music and the contributions of the conquistadores with the music of African slaves brought to the region.' The result is a formal 'art music' approach that finds both the formaility of the composition and the raw energy of the source material. Une Messe pour la Saint-Michel et tous les saints anges - Freddy Eichelberger, Michel Godard and Ludus Modalis - 17.99 This recording recreates the 'Ordinary' of a seventeenth-century Catholic Mass, during which the organ and the choir continuously respond, with parts entirely improvised by the choir as well as the organ.Freddy Eichelberger, orgue; Michel Godard, serpent and the vocal trio Ludus Modalis L'engrenage - Louis Sclavis and Quatuor Habanera - 17.99 The composers Alexandros Markeas, Alain Berlaud and Yassen Vodenitcharov, long-standing associates of the Quatuor Habanera, thought out a program of works that would enable the jazz clarinetist Louis Sclavis to contrast and compare his world with that of the Quartet. Each of the scores was created with the idea of enabling him to extemporize his part above those of the four saxophonists. Se canta que recante: Chants des moments perdus en Massif Central - Bruno Bonhoure; La Camera delle Lacrime - 17.99 This recording explores the traditional music of the Occitan-speaking people of south-central France known as the Massif Central as well as the influence that the emigrants to Paris had on the music of their native region. Bruno Bonhoure gives a bold interpretation of some of those songs. He is joined by the charming voice of the Italian singer Patrizia Bovi. Fresh and alive, their interpretation brings out all the intrinsic beauty and lyricism of these pieces, which have all too often been diminished by false authenticity. / Bruno Bonhoure, voix and direction; Jean-luc Tamby, renaissance lute and mandora; Karim Touré, tambour sur cadre, tambourin, bendir and djembes, derbouka à cymbalettes, tambour of Sri Lanka La Passion de Clermont: Hora vos dic vera raizun - Brice Duisit - 17.99 The turn of the first millennium was experienced by people of that time not with fear that the world was coming to an end, but rather with hope that the world would be renewed, as 'the promise of a new Spring'. Thus, Christ's Passion came to symbolise the resurrection of the Church; a great reformation began. Seen in that context the lyric poem La Passion de Clermont takes on its full meaning. Brice Duisit performs vocals and vièle à archet. Rayon de Lune, Mélodies andalouses du Moyen-Orient - Ensemble Aromates, Michèle Claude - 17.99 Following his critical triumph of 2005, Jardin de Myrtes, Michèle Claude offers a 2007 recording which lovingly combines the musical idioms of Al Andalous with the timbres of the organetto, the psaltery, the harpsichord and a rich selection of percussion instruments. This disk is at the crossroads, knows of no borders and reminds us that the very character of music is universal. Trobar: Chansons d'amour, de la Vierge à la Dame - Jean-Paul Rigaud and Beatus - 17.99 A program of love songs presents pieces from the repertoire of the monastery of St Martial de Limoges, which includes the earliest written polyphonic compositions that influenced Bernard de Ventadour, one of the finest of the troubadour poets and probably the most important musically. Bernard's songs show an idealistic view of courtly love that is very close to the themes that appear frequently in the monastic tropes referring to the Virgin Mary. Alla Napoletana, Villanesche & mascherate - Suonare e cantare, Jean Gaillard - 18.99 Inspired by the work of Gian Domenico del Giovane da Nola (1510-1592), organist and later master of the church of the Annunciation in Naples. In addition to a number of madrigals and motets, he left a rich collection of Canzoni Villanesche (1545). These Canzoni Villanesche (or Napolitane) were songs on popular themes, originally written for three voices in the Neapolitan dialect. The texts are characterised by their burlesque or erotic inspiration, usually containing metaphors, popular proverbs, malicious or saucy puns, distorted words and various types of comical or meaningless onomatopoeia. The programme is enriched by a selection of varied instrumental pieces, featuring not only instruments that were fashionable during the Renaissance (recorders, post horns, reed instruments, violas, luths, guitars, percussions and bagpipes), but also typical Neapolitan instruments as colascioni, tammorri, tromba degli zingari and more. Simelibärg: Mélodies et danses anciennes de Suisse allemande - Alpbarock, ves Rechsteiner - 19.99 The Alpbarock group comprises six musicians from various backgrounds, who came together to bring new life to old melodies from the Swiss popular repertoire. The surprising programme of this recording revives ballads, love songs or death dances hailing from non-written traditions. At the crossroads between tradition and creation, a result that offers a refreshing new view of the concept of 'popular' music. The recording was made at the Swiss National Museum, which conserves chamber organs formerly used in the wealthy farms of Toggenburg and Emmenthal between 1750 and 1850. Listen Manuscrit Susanne van Soldt: Danses, chansons and psaumes des Flandres, 1599 - Les Witches - 18.99 The source of this music is Susan Van Soldt's manuscript of the end of the 16th century, comprising dances, songs and psalms adapted to the virginal or the harpsichord. Aged 16 when she noted in this copy-book the pieces she probably enjoyed playing at home, Susan was a young protestant who had to leave Flanders for England with her family at this time of raging religious conflict between Christians. The majority of pieces in the manuscript are reductions for the keyboard. Contrary to what is usually the case, the Witches had therefore to imagine, on the basis of these reductions, the «original » versions for instrumental ensembles and hence recreate the tonal colours that we see in Brueghel's country fairs, weddings and village feasts. Claire Michon : flute, Freddy Eichelberger : virginal and organ, Odile Edouard : violin, Pascale Boquet : lute, Sylvie Moquet : viola da gamba, Mickaël Cozien : virginal, Françoise Rivalland : percussion and rommelpot. La Veillée imaginaire: Airs populaires harmonisés, de Chopin à Canteloube - Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien, Françoise Masset, François Lazarevitch - 17.99 The composers of the 19th and 2th centuries were often passionate about popular musical traditions. Joseph Canteloube (1879-1957), Maurice Emmanuel (1862-1938), or Emmanuel Chabrier (1841-1894) who said from himself: « I rhythm my music with my 'Auvergnat's clogs » gave tribute to those popular melodies, by harmonising them with creativity, taste and respect. Listen Musica Obliqua - Antonello Paliotti - 16.99 As the artist writes, this is "a record that presents the peaceful (and sometimes less peaceful) coexistence of my musical thoughts about ballet, cinema or simply about dreams." Performed by the Orchestra Collegium Philarmonicum directed by Gennaro Cappabianca. Coppola Rosso - Antonello Paliotti - 16.99 The Red Cap is, as the artist puts it, "an autobiographic record which takes its name fron a theatre play with the same title. The play represent the world to which I have been a witness: the world I inherited from my ancestors, the world of war and poverty as experienced at home - unbelievable as it may seem - of those wanting to live and who found the strenght to laugh without second thoughts. Technically, Coppola Rossa is a study of the song as a musical form. It can be interpreted from at least two viewpoints: at first hearing, that of folk tunes, traditional or not. At a second, more in-depht approach, that of the classical processing of material taken from the popular tradition, or at least from my personal tradition: that of somebody in his forties, who grew up with Schoenberg, The Beatles, Debussy, Canfora, Mingus, Berg, Mina, Rota, Chaplin, Satie, Iviani, Brecht.... And so, Coppola Rossa is a tribute to these monuments, which, although intheir death throes, I still feel alive." With mallets and strings - Ildikó Vékony - 17.99 Performances on solo cimbalom of J.S. Bach's 'Partita No. 3 in E major' and 'Sonata No. 1 in G minor.' The artist says: 'Why this music? ...you may ask. Some pieces I have been playing for ages; others I have always wanted to play. Some are not really my world, (but sometimes we long for another world); some are pieces I have been waiting for, and yet I needed years to uncover their deeper meaning. And some have jolted me out of my habits, highlighting for me the moment when a sound is born.' En Ruben Nilson-kväll - Jan-Olof Andersson - 18.99 Ruben Nilson (1893-1971) was a Swedish song writer, painter and craftsman. This is a tribute to his music by contemporary Swedish musicians Jan-Olof Andersson, Christer Karlberg and Olle Anderson Kronomakia - Daniele Sepe, Ensemble Micrologus, Und Rote Jazz Fraktion - 18.99 Neopolitan arranger, composer and saxophone player Sepe, joined by two ensembles, takes on the early music of Italy in his usual shocking style, seamlessly joining jazz, classical and early art music into a beautiful whole. Chants, Hymns and Dances - Tsabropoulos and Lechner - 13.99 Compositions by Gurdjieff and Vassilis Tsabropoulos, performed by pianist Tsabropoulos and Anja Lechner on violincello. the pieces are boundary crossing experiments in multi-cultural classicism and contemporary minimalism, often mournful, occasionally spritely. American Angels - Anonymous 4 - 17.99 Anonymous 4's natural and decidedly non-classical approach to the roots of American music. This collection features 18th-century psalm settings from rural New England, 19th-century shape-note and camp revival songs from the rural South and some of America's best-loved gospel songs. Ambush on all sides - Zhang Hong Yan - 18.99 Zhang Hong Yan is considered the foremost pipa player in China today. On this disc she mixes 1,000 year old traditional compositions with contemporary works written especially written for her. This set of solo performances is part of a series called Channel of China, this is among the first Hybrid-SACD recordings to be produced in China. Listen Soliloquy at Cold Mountain Temple - China National Symphony Orchestra - 18.99 The China National Symphony Orchestra marks its 50th anniversary with this CD, their first recording to be commercially available in the West, conducted by Li Xin Cao. This is part of a series called Channel of China, this is among the first Hybrid-SACD recordings to be produced in China. Ballads of the Sephardic Jews - Sarband - 17.99 Originally released in 2002, this ensemble explores the roots of the Sephardic traditions on these 9 tracks. The online magazine Rambles calls it 'a fine piece of musical archaeology, providing an excellent sample of the cosmopolitanism of medieval Moorish culture.' And 'from the CD notes: 'The traditional songs characteristic of the Sephardic Jews were and still are to this day the romanzas in the Jewish-Spanish tongue - judezmo - which is today sometimes misinterpreted as ladino (a term which actually refers to translations from Hebrew into Spanish: ladinar) and corresponds to djudiyo in the Levante and haketiya in the Maghreb.' Homenatge al Misteri d'Elx - La Capella Reial de Catalunya and Jordi Savall - 17.99 Homage to the Mystery of Elche is a mystery play that is celebrated by the townspeople of Elche (or Elx, located in Valencia, in southeastern Spain) to mark the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Its origin goes back to medieval times. The Mystery re-enacts the death, assumption and crowning of the Virgin Mary. It is the only work of its kind that has been performed virtually without interruption from the Middle Ages to the present day. Music directed by Jordi Savall, and featuring the soprano soloist Montserrat Figueras. Fragments - Paul Hillier and Theatre of Voices - 19.99 It cannot be overstated how challenging it must be to take on the specific virtuosity of any one church's musical tradition, especially the Russian and Greek here, and present each with a quality that you could call convincingly authentic and prayerful. But this is exactly what Hillier and group have achieved.' - Steve Taylor, Hollow Ear Isabel I, Reina de Castilla - La Capella Reial, Jordi Savall and Hesperion XXI - 19.99 Accordion Works by Precz, Wlassow, Franck, Frauendorff and Piazzolla - Karin Kustner - 14.99 Küstner performs solo works from a wild variety of composers, including by Precz, Wlassow, Makkonen, Pihlajamaa, Bonnay, Franck, Frauendorff and Piazzolla. This German musician appears with many orchestras and chamber music ensembles and has been a prizewinner in a number of national and international competitions and her work has been supported by the Yehudi Menuhin 'Live Music Now' Foundation since 2001.Part of Harmonia Mundi's 'New Music' series. Messiah: Remix - various - 13.99 One of the irresistible chestnuts of classical music gets a radical overhaul by some of the contemporary music scene's leading provacatuers. Handel's 1742 warhorse gets mashed into electronica, modernist mania, moody ambience, rough-hewn hip-hop and uninhibited nuttiness by artists like John Oswald, Scanner, Paul Lansky and Eve Beglarian. Divine Inspiration - Aruna Sairam - 17.99 Indian vocalist Aruna Sairam performs the Carnatic music of South India. Deeply rooted in the region's temple culture with its emphasis on devotional song, Carnatic music stretches back to ancient times and is organized around the system of melodic 'ragam' and rhythmic 'talam' (equivalent to the ragas and talas of Hindustani music). Sairam unites poetry, language, and music from across centuries and from across India itself in nine songs that vary in structure, pace and mood, written by nine poets of different periods and many languages, accompanied by violin, tampura, hand cymbals and a variety of hand drums. Vital - Fernando Otero - 12.99 Argentine pianist, composer and bandleader Fernando Otero's new album for World Village, Vital, is a meditative yet emotionally refractive set of eleven modern chamber music pieces, redolent of new-style tango, twentieth century atonality, sharp-edged downtown jazz, and other sounds Otero picked up at home and on his travels. The opening duet for piano and violin, "Nocturno," is a limping waltz that appears to depict an insomniac's midnight musings; it leads seamlessly into two succeeding yet unrelated movements. "Siderata," scored for six players including a bandonéon, Argentina's emblematic squeezebox, is an exercise in stillness, like the uneasy peace that so often precedes a difficult decision. "La Abundancia," another duet, is roundly, ripely melodic; but the wryly titled "Reforma Mental" is scored for eight players and from its opening keyboard arpeggios, depicts a dialogue between voices in conflict, with scampering piano runs periodically overwhelmed by groaning, overbearing horns. Between them, the violin and bandonéon achieve a small universe of sonic color on "Noche Illuminata," while "Fin de Revision" contradicts its title by continuing to mutate and evolve until the final, wheezing exhalation. Listen Samaagam - Amjad Ali Khan, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, David Murphy - 16.99 Sarod master Amjad AliKhan opens with three ragas, followed by the orchestral work Samaagam conducted by Murphy. Psappha, Rebounds A and B, Okho pur trois djembes - Iannis Xenakis - 19.99 Contemporary wors for percussion ensembles, composed by Xennakis and performed by Pedro Carneiro (percussion and djembe) and Mathew Rich and Stephen John Gibson (djembes). This is a two sided disc. One side is CD audio tracks, the other is a DVD with performances, a 'making of...' video and other additional informational tracks including an interview with Xenakis. Kapka - Tara Fuki - 13.99 A contemporary duo of voice and cello, Andrea Konstankiewicz-Nazir and Dorota Barová are joined on a few tracks of this unusual performance by Mario Buzzi (sampler). Mysteries - The Bulgarian Voices Angelite - 18.99 The classic 1989 recording that is responsible for breaking the Bulgaian choral style onto the world scene is now available again. The choir is accomanied on some number by the impressive ensemble Sarband. Gazeller 3: Gazels on 78 rpm Records - various - 17.99 Classic recordings of Turkish gazel, beautifully remastered from old 78s, presented in a small hard-cover book format with copious historical notes in Turkish and English. Bla koral - Knut Reiersrud Og Iver Kleive - 19.99 Knut Reiersrud and Iver Kleive's Blå Koral (Blue Choral) features Knut's earthbound guitars coupled with Iver's pipe organ in a meeting between the religious European organ tradition and Norwegian and American folk tradition, where salms and folk melodies are performed in unorthodox, unprejudiced and free interpretations. 'A thoroughly interconnected musical triumph' said PULS and 'deserves tremendous words of praise' (Dagbladet). The album earned them the Spellemannsprisen in 1991 Rosa Fra Betlehem - Sondre Bratland - 18.99 Songs for Christmas sung by the great Norwegian artist, beautifully recorded at the Church of Nativity in Bethlehem, and accompanied by Knut Reiersrud, Iver Kleive and Paolo Vinaccia. Poetenes Evangelium - Morten Harket - 17.99 marchz Kyrie - Iver Kleive - 18.99 Iver Kleive's original compositions are the center of focus on this one (only five of the thirteen tracks come from traditional sources). Kleive's keyboards (church organ, Hammond B3, a grand piano and synthesizers) are acompanied by an interesting ensemble, notably percussion from Paolo Vinaccia on all tracks; Knut Reiersrud guests on three and there are vocal solos and chorales on a number of tracks as well. It's a quirky work that veers from classical choir music to modern pop, from jazz to pure folkiness and then back. It was released in 1994, and it stands up even a decade later as an important and unique work in Norwegian music. Ludo - Bendik Hofseth, Anne-Lise Berntsen, Helge Iberg - 18.99 A strange and challenging recording by three Norwegian artists - jazz saxophonist, classical singer and innovative keyboardist/programmer. 'Dramatic verve and delicate beauty intertwines. This chamber musical play is intelligent, inspired, and captivating. Once you subject this recording to the cerebellum, chances are it will take over the entire brain. If you swear to pure music, a CD like this would serve as a source for the most delightful vexation!' - C. Terje Mosnes, Dagbladet, Norway Juleevangeliet - Iver Kleive - 18.99 Det Skjedde i de dager - Oslo Gospel Choir - 18.99 The spirit of Norwegian Christmas - Princess Martha Louise reads the Christmas story in Norwegian. Songs are performed by the choir and guest vocalist Sigvart Dagsland, and include Stille Natt, Det Hev Ei Rose Sprunge, Dailig Eg Jorden, Hellige Natt and more. Jakobmese - Karoline Krüger and Erik Hillestad - 17.99 The mass, a joint venture between Kirkens Bymisjon (Urban Mission) and Studentprestene (Student Ministers) in Oslo was written by Karoline Krüger and Erik Hillestad, and has been performed every Sunday night in the church during the winter months. The idea was to celebrate a mass with no sermon, where the focus would rather be on music, an intimate presentation of Biblical texts and interaction in a warm setting. The ambition of the mass is to create a new liturgical language. The music is delightfully melodious. The cantors and the congregation are accompanied by a band on piano, guitar, bass and drums. Salmeskatt (A Treasury of Hymns) - Oslo Gospel Choir - 18.99 Sacred music performed by choir, individual vocals, piano, organ and other instruments Hyrdenes tilbedelse - Iver Kleive - 19.99 Gloria (Antonio Vivaldi) - Nidaros Girls' Choir, Norwegian Baroque Orchestra - special order The Catholic mass performed by Nidaros Cathedral's Girl Choir, the Norwegian Baroque Orchestra with soloists Noemi Kiss, Linn Andrea Fuglseth, Catherine King and Marianne Beate Kielland offer this performance as a hope for a place for the women of the world 'where fear and violence are replaced by security and hope.' Videre (2 CDs) - Anders Rogg, Audun Myskja - 24.99 Anders Rogg is an established Norwegian pianist, artist, musician, actor and composer, best known for his membership in the theatre/musical group Tramteatret. Audun Myskja is a medical practitioner who works in the area of musical healing. It all sounds a bit pretentious, but the music is rich and interesting, far from the sleepy yawns of most 'relaxation' music. Sullabullyam - Henning Sommerro - 18.99 Pianist and vocalist Henning Sommerro sings and plays his own original songs, with lyrics by Edvard Hoem. Since the 1970s Sommerro and Hoem have been collaborating on hymns and songs from Biblical sources to comment on the contemporary world. Hans Fredrik Jacobsen plays flutes and Edvard Hoem recites the lyrics on one track. Officium et Missae in Nativitate Sancti Ioannis Baptistae - Schola Sanctae Sunnivae and Hartkeriana - 24.99 A female choir from Trondheim, Norway and a male choir from Amsterdam presnt works inspired by a thousand years of church music traditions. These internationally recognized choirs have recorded a St. John's officium, a collection of a full days masses and hourly prayers on a double CD set, with music both for midsummer and the nativity. Music in the gregorian tradition, marvelously recorded (as all KKV recordings are), with great spacial presence and accuracy. Dype, stille, sterke, milde - Skruk and Nymark Collektive - 19.99 'deep still strong mild' is a captivating choir record that highlights what Skruk is all about. This album presents Norwegian popular religious songs performed with a small jazz ensemble. Nade over nade - Knut Reiersrud and Iver Kleive - temp out of stock-19.99 Nåde over nåde is the third recording by Norwegian guitarist Reiersrud and organist Kleive, again recorded with the full pipe organ and in the beautiful acoustics of the Odense Cathedral. As with their earlier albums, old psalms and folk tunes predominate, with a few interesting reinterpretations of contemporary songs ("What a Wonderful World" and "Grandma's Hands"). But this time Reiersrud and Kleive have maximized the church's dynamics and three-dimensional qualities, fully exploited under guidence of recording engineer Alf Christian Hvidsteen. Highly recommended. Requiem - Iver Kleive - 19.99 Iver Kleive's captivating requiem is dedicated to his son Alexander, the 11 September terror victims and soldiers who have fallen in the Iraqi war. Based on traditional requiem texts in Latin, it is composed for choir, organ and two soloists. It was recorded in Lubljana in Slovenia in May this year. I natt blir värden ny - Jul i Betlehem II - Carola - 18.99 The norwegian vocalist presents a second collection of old and new Christmas songs in the Holy Nativity Church in Bethlehem, bringing moods and sounds from the region of the world where Christ was born. Her second visit to the city of David has inspired her to new interpretations of famous Christmas songs, featuring the musical expression of Bethlehem. Carola wonderful voice is complemented by musicians from Norway, Sweden and the Middle East. Julens hjerte (The heart of Christmas) - Det Norske Jentekor - temp out of stock-18.99 For Christmas the Norwegian Girls Choir presents Yuletide songs in arrangements by Henning Sommerro. The record also features the Cikada string quartet and Kari Bremnes on two tracks and Lise Sørensen on violin. Anne Karin Sundal is the choir conductor. The songs on the new record have mostly been selected from traditional songs that are part of Christmas, given fresh new arrangements that still hold close to the simplicity of the old folk songs. Julemeditasjoner (Christmas meditations) - Aage Kvalbein and Iver Kleive - 18.99 Two Norwegian musicians on piano and cello express the tranquil moods of Christmas. With their extensive experience of interpreting traditional musical material and with a touch of irreverence, these open-minded musicians have toyed with familiar Christmas songs, inserting a classical piece by Vivaldi here and another by Schubert there, to create a mix of well-loved Christmas songs. Messe for Kari og Ola | Misa Campesina - SKRUK and Katia Cardenal - 18.99 A 'Mass for the Man in the Street' is the Nicaraguan mass by composer Carlos Mejia Godoy. The Norwegian vocal ensemble SKRUK soloist is joined by soloist Katia Cardenal and a band of Nicaraguan musicians in this unique take on liturgical traditions. Til trøst (Comfort me) - Iver Kleive and Aage Kvalbein - 19.99 Using the Steinway grand piano in the Kulturkirken Jakob and a cello, two of Norways greatest musicians have dug deep into the world of melancholy. Kvalbein and Kleive take the listener on a journey through musical gems from classical music, traditional folk songs and well-loved ballads. Til Alle Tider - SKRUK - 18.99 16 tracks by this highly regarded Norwegian vocal ensemble, collected from their long and varied career of collaborations with musicians and singers from around the world. I Vinens Speil - SKRUK and Mahsa Vahdat - 18.99 Sufi poems by Rumi and Hafez, interpreted by Iranian vocalist Mahsa Vahdat and Norwegian producer Erik Hillestad, and presented by the vocal ensemble SKRUK and Mahsa Vahdat, in arrangements by Tord Gustavsen. The intrumental ensemble includes piano, percussion and bass. This is a true merging of the classical and the traditional from two disparate cultures. Engleskyts - Anne-Lise Berntsen and Nils - Henrik Asheim - 19.99 Improvisations based on Norwegian religious folk songs. Berntsen has had engagements as a leading singer at several international opera houses. Asheim, composer and organist, has studied at the Norwegian State Academy of Music in Oslo and the Sweelinck Conservatory in Amsterdam. Neonlys på Wergeland - Ingrid Bjone, Dr. Jonas Fjeld, Ola B. Johannesen - 14.99 Neon Light on Wergeland' presents the Norwegian poet and nationalist in an unusual musical light. Dimotika / Cinq Souvenirs Involuntaires - Alexandros Markeas - 14.99 Taximi Calvo, bouzouki; Tresallet, viola; Veyrier, cello; Soccoja, mezzo and the Ensemble Ars Nova Den Blide Sol - Berit Opheim, Sigbjorn Apeland - 18.99 Berit Opheim (voice) and Sigbjørn Apeland (church organ) present a series of traditional religious works Suite per bandoneon e orchestra - Daniele Bonaventura - 19.99 The bandoneon master performs two new major compositions, a suite for bandoneon and orchestra, and Piccolo Requiem for Solo Bandoneon. En Forme De Poire - Melonious Quartet - 18.99 The Melonious Quartet, four musicians led by Patrick Vaillant, make an unseemly postulate: the mandolin and Satie. Practising the art of what if, the mandolin quartet has taken on in the painstaking work of transcription of Erik Satie. Completely original and unique. Highly recommended! Ala Fein - Sabreen - 17.99 arab, palestine, palastine, arabic,holy land, holyand, jerusalem, Native Signs - Sharma, Rahul - 12.99 Forty years after Shivkumar Sharma introduced the Persian hammered dulcimer (santoor) into classical Indian music, his son, Rahul, keeps its string ringing. VOICE OF INDIA - KHAN, RASHID - 12.99 VOCAL SPIRIT OF BENARES - MISHRA, CHANNUAI - 12.99 The record label says: Channulal Mishra is a gifted,versatile vocalist with a rich sonorous voice and wide ranging repertoire.He is a musician of deep knowledge,intense lyricism and spiritual depth Dhyaan - Shaukat Hussain Khan - 14.99 The record label says: Shaukat Hussain Khan has emerged as one of the leading exponents of the Agra Atrauli Gharana.Blessed with a melliflous voice ranging over three octaves,he is performer of exceptional merit. Vocal - Shaukat Hussein Khan, Tabla - Vinod Vaishnav, Sarangi - Liaquat Khan, Harmonium - Shishirchandra Bhatt. Performances: 1. Alap; 2. Bada Khayal in Vilambit Ektaal (12 beats); 3. Chotta Khayal in Madhya Teentaal (16 beats) AANAND - SHAH, RUPANDE - 14.99 The record label says: Rupande Shah has a major contribution to the development of cultural and music institutions in Gujarat.This live recording from Saptak Festival is an example of her dedication and inspiring performance SHIKHAR - CHAURASIA, HARIPRASAD - 14.99 BANSURI Pure - Chakrabarty, Kaushiki - 14.99 Winner of a BBC 3 World Music Award this year, Ajoy Chakrabarty's daughter and student, Kaushiki, is being hailed as the most talented young Indian singer to appear in a long while. SHEHNAI - SHANKAR, DAYA - 14.99 SHENAI Sadhana - Rajan and Sajan Mishra - 14.99 The record label says: The hallmark of Rajan and Sajan Mishra is superb intonation, beautiful imagination and yet a traditional approach combining old compositions with their own original music. The Mishra Brothers use their amazing vocal range and technique to produce sublime Indian vocal music A Sacred Space - Ronu Majumdar - 14.99 Ronu Majumdar - Bansuri ; Durga Prasad - Pakhawaj ; Partho Sarathi Mukherjee - Tabla ; Shridhar Partha Sarathy - Mridangam ; Vilas Pednekar - Tanpura Samjanitha - U. Shrinivas - 12.99 Electric mandolin in classical and modern Indian style, featuring guest John McLaughlin. Onde Dell'Egeo - Giuseppe Cusumano and Sciallaba Orchestra - 19.99 a remarkable fusion of roots, classical music and jazz by an Itlian composer with no real boundaries. Melodic, rhythmic, and mostly surprising. Highly Recommended Percussion Rituals of Kerala, Vol. 1 - Kshetram Vadyam - various - 17.99 Recordings from the Musee d'ethnographie in Geneva's 'Archives internationales de musiques populaire' series. See the complete series. Percussion Rituals of Kerala, Vol. II: Tayambaka - various - 17.99 Recordings from the Musee d'ethnographie in Geneva's 'Archives internationales de musiques populaire' series. See the complete series.

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