2014

Arabella Steinbacher (violin)<br/><br/>Festival Strings Lucerne, Daniel Dodds<br/><br/>Arabella Steinbacher is one of the fastest-rising stars in the world of music today. This young performer is already being hailed as one of the truly great violinists of our times, acclaimed by The New York Times for playing with 'balanced lyricism and fire'.<br/><br/>At the age of 8, Ms Steinbacher was already performing her first violin concerto by the composer. And since then, the work has reappeared throughout her successful career like a leitmotiv. Yet her performance has never appeared on a CD, Following repeated requests from concert audiences, it is now finally 'Zeit Fur Mozart' (= time for Mozart): the fulfilment of a long-cherished wish, not only for Arabella, but also for her many followers. For all those aficionados who want to enjoy Mozart's most playful melodies, this is sure to be a case of 'love at first listen'.

Orchestral Dances (Kazuki Yamada) [SACD Hybrid]

The fourth volume in Signum's Charles-Marie Widor Organ Symphonies, performed by Joseph Nolan on the magnificent Cavaillé-Coll organ of L'église de la Madeleine, Paris. Bridging the generations from Mendelssohn to Messiaen, Empire to Republic, Widor was born to the organ. His Lyonnaise kinsfolk were organ-builders, he showed early talent for the instrument and for decades was the embodiment of its might and splendour across the Gallic domain. His 'Organ Symphonies' have been genre-defining in their influence Joseph Nolan is an internationally renowned organist, acclaimed as "brilliant and such an astute musician" (Gramophone). He was appointed to Her Majesty's Chapels Royal, St James's Palace in 2004, and has since been invited to perform and record in some of the world's premiere venues - including the refurbished Organ of Buckingham Palace Ballroom and the Organ of Saint-Sulpice in Paris.

Adams: Gospel according to the other Mary [Digipack / 2 CD]

Kaufmann Jonas: 50 great arias 2008-13 [4 CD]

Sir Andrew Davis.