ORDER YOU COPY NOW: links.emi.com The long-awaited new disc from the 12 Cellists of the Berliner Philharmoniker takes us on a journey of discovery through the musical landscape of France. Music spanning the best part of a century and covering several genres, leaving us with "an inimitably French scent of nostalgia." "We have long wanted to make a CD purely of French music, France produced many of the greatest cellists, including Pierre Fournier, Maurice Gendron and Paul Tortelier. In fact, the ensemble came into being some 35 years ago, when Jean Français wrote his Aubade especially for the 12 Cellists. When we were looking for music for our new CD, we found lots of pieces that - even if they hadn't been originally written for our instrumental combination - were wonderfully suited to the sound of 12 cellos."

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What an amazing year we've had!! We've put together this video clip with some (not all!) of our favourite releases on the EMI label from 2009!, including Rattle and his Brahms Symphonies, Kate Royal, Sarah Chang, Angela Gheorghiu & Jonas Kaufmann and the already seminal Madama Butterfly, Evgeny Kissin and Antonio Pappano's powerful and critically-acclaimed Verdi Requiem - with Anja Harteros and Rolando Villazón. Get your copy of these great releases here! www.emiclassics.com

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David Fray has declared his particular affinity with Austro-German music, and after two CDs featuring Bach (and a DVD featuring him in Bach concertos) he now turns to the early Romantic era and Schubert, with a programme of the six Moments musicaux D780, the four Impromptus D899 and the Allegretto in C minor D915, recorded in Berlin. His approach to the music is typically questioning and illuminating. At the piano, he told the French magazine Pianiste, I try to make music like a conductor, not just as a pianist. I approach the score as if it is a reduction of a symphonic work. The piano constitutes a way of getting nearer the heart of the music. How do you balance the voices? How do you find a progression in a movement? How do you put the polyphony in place? Its much more interesting to study Bachs approach to the orchestra in the Magnificat or the Christmas Oratorio than to read books on how to play Bach on the piano. Each time I approach a new score, I ask myself how the composer would have written it if he hadnt decided on the piano. Take Schuberts first impromptu, for instance: it starts like a reduction of an orchestral score: a tutti chord and then the melody is presented on its own, as if on a flute. Then the winds take up the theme before the strings make their entry. Most of the work comprises three or four independent lines which sing together a cello ostinato, counterpoint harmony in the violas, say, and the winds above it. www.emivirginclassics.fr

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GET YOUR COPY OF THE GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING ALBUM HERE: tinyurl.com For his third EMI Classics release, Evgeny Kissin has turned to repertoire from his native Russia, Sergei Prokofievs Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3. The performances were recorded live at the Royal Festival Hall in January 2008 with Vladimir Ashkenazy conducting the Philharmonia Orchestra. This is his first recording of Prokofievs Concerto No 2. ________________________________________ More information: www.emiclassics.com ________________________________________ Buy from Amazon (USA) www.amazon.com ________________________________________ Buy from Amazon (UK): astore.amazon.co.uk ________________________________________ Buy from Amazon (FR): www.amazon.fr ________________________________________ Buy from Amazon (DE): www.amazon.de ________________________________________ www.emiclassics.com http www.emiclassics.de

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Album disponible sur: tinyurl.com Avec Via Crucis, Christina Pluhar se montre fidèle à sa réputation d'alchimiste musicale. Sous sa baguette se trouve réunis aujourd'hui des chants traditionnels italiens et corses du temps de la Passion, en écho avec des pièces baroques savantes. L'Arpeggiata débride et ensorcèle les rythmes des chaconnes, tarentelles, folias et autres canarios. La Passion du Christ a inspiré la même ferveur à des compositeurs tels que Giovanni Felice Sances ou Tarquinio Merula et aux musiques des rues de Naples ou de Corse. Entre terreur sacrée et extase, gouaille napolitaine et tragique corse, Via Crucis exalte toute la ferveur de l'Europe méridionale. Avec Philippe Jaroussky, Nuria Rial et l'ensemble corse Barbara Furtuna, Via Crucis est un festin de timbres et de couleurs qui vous emmènera loin vers les chants du Sud. Parution le 29 mars 2010. Album disponible en téléchargement sur: astore.amazon.fr

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Sarah Chang has recorded the Brahms Violin Concerto with Kurt Masur and the Dresdner Philharmonie. Two decades after first learning the concerto, and following several years of studying the work with Kurt Masur, she felt the time was finally right to commit to disc one of the summits of a violinists recording career coupled with Brahms ever-popular Bruch G minor concerto.

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Philippe Jaroussky chante Pie Jesu, extrait de l'album "Fauré, Requiem" Single Pie Jesu disponible sur: clk.tradedoubler.com Le célébrissime « Pie Jesu », un des très grands chefs-d'œuvre de la musique sacrée, chanté pour la première fois par un contre-ténor, PHILIPPE JAROUSSKY. Extrait de l'album : FAURÉ, Requiem Pavane pour chœur et orchestre, Elégie pour violoncelle (avec Eric Picard violoncelle), Cantique de Jean Racine Psaume « Super Flumina Babylonis » - Premier enregistrement mondial Philippe Jaroussky, Matthias Goerne Chœur de l'Orchestre de Paris Orchestre de Paris / Paavo Jarvi

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Piotr Anderszewski - Bach Partitas 1, 3, 6 ________________________________________ More information: www.emiclassics.com ________________________________________ Buy from Amazon (USA): www.amazon.com ________________________________________ Buy from Amazon (UK): astore.amazon.co.uk ________________________________________ Buy from Amazon (FR): www.amazon.fr ________________________________________ Buy from Amazon (DE): www.amazon.de ________________________________________ www.emiclassics.com http www.emiclassics.de

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Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.1, Bagatelles op.126 - Piotr Anderszewski, Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen ________________________________________ More information: www.emiclassics.com ________________________________________ Buy from Amazon (USA): www.amazon.com ________________________________________ Buy from Amazon (UK): astore.amazon.co.uk ________________________________________ Buy from Amazon (FR): www.amazon.fr ________________________________________ Buy from Amazon (DE): www.amazon.de ________________________________________ www.emiclassics.com http www.emiclassics.de

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Mozart Piano Concertos 17 & 20 - Piotr Anderszewski, Scottish Chamber Orchestra ________________________________________ More information: www.emiclassics.com ________________________________________ Buy from Amazon (USA): www.amazon.com ________________________________________ Buy from Amazon (UK): astore.amazon.co.uk ________________________________________ Buy from Amazon (FR): www.amazon.fr ________________________________________ Buy from Amazon (DE): www.amazon.de ________________________________________ www.emiclassics.com http www.emiclassics.de

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Continuing with this new disc their exploration of the repertory baroque, the soprano Natalie Dessay and conductor Emmanuelle Haïm and Le Concert d' Astrée explore the virtuosity and the dramatism of the sacred cantatas of JSBach. ________________________________________ More information: www.emiclassics.com ________________________________________ Buy from Amazon (USA): www.amazon.com ________________________________________ Buy from Amazon (UK): www.amazon.co.uk ________________________________________ Buy from Amazon (FR): www.amazon.fr ________________________________________ Buy from Amazon (DE): www.amazon.de ________________________________________ www.emiclassics.com http www.emiclassics.de

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Purcell: Dido and Aeneas Susan Graham, Ian Bostridge, Camilla Tilling, Felicity Palmer, Cecile de Boever, David Daniels, Paul Agnew Le Concert dAstrée, Emmanuelle Haim Emmanuelle Haïms first opera recording for Virgin Classics is a vividly theatrical reading of Purcell's masterpiece Dido and Aeneas, with Susan Graham as the wronged queen of Carthage and Ian Bostridge as her faithless lover. ________________________________________ More information: www.emiclassics.com ________________________________________ Buy from Amazon (USA): www.amazon.com ________________________________________ Buy from Amazon (UK): www.amazon.co.uk ________________________________________ Buy from Amazon (FR): www.amazon.fr ________________________________________ Buy from Amazon (DE): www.amazon.de ________________________________________ www.emiclassics.com http www.emiclassics.de

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Commissioned by Mark Stephenson on behalf of London Musici to celebrate the orchestra's 20th anniversary, Eternal Light: A Requiem is a stand-alone choral work that will have its London premiere in November 2008 in an exciting collaborative version for choir, soloists, orchestra and dance. The dance, Eternal Light, commissioned by Sadler's Wells Theatre, is being performed by Rambert Dance Company, its associate orchestra London Musici and Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford. ________________________________________ More information: www.eternallightrequiem.com ________________________________________ Buy from Amazon (USA) www.amazon.com ________________________________________ Buy from Amazon (UK): www.amazon.co.uk ________________________________________ Buy from Amazon (FR): www.amazon.fr ________________________________________ Buy from Amazon (DE): www.amazon.de ________________________________________ www.emiclassics.com http www.emiclassics.de

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"You Were There", taken from "Eternal The Best of Libera", a 32 track double-album containing 26 Libera favourites drawn from earlier releases, as well as four brand new tracks: "Mother of God" (John Tavener), "Gaudete" (traditional), "You Were There" (Takatsugu Muramatsu), and "How can I keep from singing?" (traditional). The collection also features two remixed songs previously only available as digital downloads and released here for the first time on CD. ________________________________________ More information: www.emiclassics.com ________________________________________ Buy from Amazon (USA): www.amazon.com ________________________________________ Buy from Amazon (UK): www.amazon.co.uk ________________________________________ Buy from Amazon (FR): www.amazon.fr ________________________________________ Buy from Amazon (DE): www.amazon.de ________________________________________ www.emiclassics.com http www.emiclassics.de

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Kate Royal's second recording for EMI Classics is Midsummer Night, an atmospheric recital collection focusing on female characters in 20th century opera and operetta, reflecting their pain and ecstasy in love. The programme ranges from well known turn-of-the-century works by Dvořák (Song to the Moon from Rusalka) and Lehár (Vilja from The Merry Widow) to Midsummer Night, from William Alwyns opera Miss Julie. Edward Gardner conducts the English National Opera Orchestra with guest appearances by Thomas Allen, Andrew Staples and the Crouch End Festival Chorus. ________________________________________ More information: www.royalmidsummer.com ________________________________________ Buy from Amazon (USA) www.amazon.com ________________________________________ Buy from Amazon (UK): astore.amazon.co.uk ________________________________________ Buy from Amazon (FR): www.amazon.fr ________________________________________ Buy from Amazon (DE): www.amazon.de ________________________________________ www.emiclassics.com http www.emiclassics.de

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The young Norwegian trumpeter Tine Thing Helseth tells stories of love and loss on her solo debut CD for EMI Classics. She performs a programme of songs by Grieg, Strauss, Sibelius, Ravel, Canteloube and Weill, among others, transcribed for trumpet with either piano or orchestral accompaniment. Tine's musical collaborators are pianist Håvard Gimse and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Eivind Aadland. www.tinethinghelseth.com www.emiclassics.com

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Nigel Kennedy Plays Beethoven & Mozart Concertos with the Polish Chamber Orchestra This album combines Nigel Kennedy's first-ever Mozart recording with a fresh perspective on the Beethoven violin concerto he first recorded in 1992. He collaborates again with the Polish Chamber Orchestra of which he has been Artistic Director since 2002. He directs the orchestra from the violin in both concertos to achieve a more direct communication of the orchestra members and the cadenzas are very much his own. ________________________________________ More information: www.kennedybeethoven.com ________________________________________ Buy from Amazon (USA) www.amazon.com ________________________________________ Buy from Amazon (UK): www.amazon.co.uk ________________________________________ Buy from Amazon (FR): www.amazon.fr ________________________________________ Buy from Amazon (DE): www.amazon.de ________________________________________ www.emiclassics.com http www.emiclassics.de

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links.emi.com (USA) links.emi.com (UK) links.emi.com (Deutschland) ________________________________________ www.emiclassics.com http www.emiclassics.de ________________________________________ Gabriela Montero & Gautier Capuçon meet in this programme of works for cello and piano by Rachmaninov and Prokofiev. The sonatas were composed 48 years apart and each composer only wrote one such work each - yet the programme brings forth the two composers similarities, just as it brings out the similar musical sensibilities of the two young performers featured. When Gabriela and Gautier met in Lugano, under the aegis of Martha Argerich, a great friendship and an exciting musical partnership was born. Their encounter brought forth a series of concerts and it was then decided to record this programme of Russian music. ________________________________________ More information www.emiclassics.com

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Piotr Anderszewski - Chopin Ballades, Mazurkas, Polonaises ________________________________________ More information: www.emiclassics.com ________________________________________ Buy from Amazon (USA): www.amazon.com ________________________________________ Buy from Amazon (UK): astore.amazon.co.uk ________________________________________ Buy from Amazon (FR): www.amazon.fr ________________________________________ Buy from Amazon (DE): www.amazon.de ________________________________________ www.emiclassics.com http www.emiclassics.de

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Mediterranean passion of a religious nature -- inspires LArpeggiatas new collection. Available now here: tinyurl.com An encounter between works by the 17th century Italian composers Sances and Merula and traditional music from Italy and Corsica. LArpeggiata, the French-based ensemble directed by Austrian-born harpist and lutenist Christina Pluhar, releases its second Virgin Classics album, following Teatro damore.

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Yundi Li, the brilliant young Chinese pianist has proved a technically astounding pianist who is by turns elegant and rambunctious, coolly expressive and white hot. - The New York Times

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Order your copy now! tinyurl.com .... Rolando Villazón brings both comedy and pathos to the role of Nemorino, the naïve hero of Donizettis comedy Lelisir damore in this new production from Barcelonas Liceu.

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GET YOU COPY HERE:links.emi.com .... Evgeny Kissin continues his fruitful relationship with EMI Classics with this new recording of two of Mozart's most famous piano concerti: Nos. 20 in D minor and 27 in B-flat Major. This electrifying recording, with Kissin conducting the orchestra Kremerata Baltica from the keyboard, is one that his legion of admirers is certain to embrace.

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