New CD Releases, May 2010

Alto ALC-1071 — Mozart Wind ConcertosMozart Wind Concertos
David Campbell / Philippa Davies / Rachel Masters

Essential Mozart concertos in celebrated performances.. More

Alto ALC-1072 — Richter Plays SchubertRichter Plays Schubert
Sviatoslav Richter

A monumental recording of two late Schubert sonatas by one of the greatest pianists of all time.. More

Alto ALC-1074 — Richter Plays RachmaninoffRichter Plays Rachmaninoff
Sviatoslav Richter

A Richter essential: commanding, dramatic recordings of Rachmaninoff solo masterpieces.. More

Alto ALC-1075 — Myaskovsky: Cello Concerto / Cello SonatasMyaskovsky: Cello Concerto / Cello Sonatas
Marina Tarasova

Discover Soviet-era masterpieces for cello.. More

Alto ALC-1077 — Paganini: Complete CapricesPaganini: Complete Caprices
Ruggiero Ricci

A master violin virtuoso conquers Paganisi's virtuoso miniatures.. More

Alto ALC-1080 — Khachaturian Ballet SuitesKhachaturian Ballet Suites
Yuri Simonov / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Three of the 20th century's most popular ballet suites on one CD.. More

Alto ALC-1083 — Shostakovich: Symphony No.10Shostakovich: Symphony No.10
Maxim Shostakovich / London Symphony Orchestra

Maxim Shostakovich conducts one of his father's towering symphonic masterpieces.. More

Alto ALC-1084 — Dmitri Kabalevsky: 24 Preludes and Other Piano WorksDmitri Kabalevsky: 24 Preludes and Other Piano Works
Murray McLachlan

Delightful works by a master piano composer.. More

Alto ALC-1096 — Chopin: Piano ConcertosChopin: Piano Concertos
Martino Tirimo / Feodor Glushchenko / Philharmonia Orchestra

A critically acclaimed recording of Chopin's piano concertos returns to the catalogue.. More

Alto ALC-1124 — Lassus: Requiem / Music for Holy WeekLassus: Requiem / Music for Holy Week
Pro Cantione Antiqua

A must-have recording of early polyphonic masterpieces originally released on Hyperion – now available at a super-value price!. More

New CD Releases, Early 2010

Alto ALC-1033 — Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet / Francesca di Rimini / Capriccio Italien / Eugen Onegin Polonaise --Romeo and Juliet / Francesca di Rimini / Capriccio Italien / Eugen Onegin PolonaiseTchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet / Francesca di Rimini / Capriccio Italien / Eugen Onegin Polonaise
-- Pavel Kogan / Moscow State Symphony Orchestra

Following on last year's release of Pavel Kogan's acclaimed recordings of the Rachmaninoff symphonies, Alto is pleased to release his thrilling recordings of four Tchaikovsky favorites. More

Alto ALC-1060 — Monteverdi: Duets and Solos --Duets and SolosMonteverdi: Duets and Solos
-- Emma Kirkby / Evelyn Tubb / Anthony Rooley / The Consort of Musicke

This essential Monteverdi disc, first released in 1993 to unanimous critical acclaim, returns on Alto. More

Alto ALC-1067 — Shostakovich: Symphony No.5 / "Gadfly" Suite --Symphony No.5 / "Gadfly" SuiteShostakovich: Symphony No.5 / "Gadfly" Suite
-- Maxim Shostakovich / London Symphony Orchestra

This high-octane, unrelentingly impassioned recording of the most popular of Shostakovich's symphonies returns to the catalogue on Alto. More

Alto ALC-2009 — Verdi: Aida --AidaVerdi: Aida
-- Renata Tebaldi / Carlo Bergonzi / Herbert von Karajan / Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

One of the best-selling Verdi operas of all time, featuring two opera superstars at the peak of their careers — newly remastered and available at a value price! More

Alto ALC-1062 — Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No.2 / Symphony No.15 --Violin Concerto No.2 / Symphony No.15Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No.2 / Symphony No.15
-- David Oistrakh / Kiril Kondrashian / Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra

Two landmark recordings of music by the Soviet Union's greatest composer, together on one disc at a value price. More

Alto ALC-1063 — Crispain Steele-Perkins — Six Trumpet Concertos --Crispain Steele-Perkins — Six Trumpet ConcertosCrispain Steele-Perkins — Six Trumpet Concertos
-- Crispain Steele-Perkins / Anthony Halstead / English Chamber Orchestra

Concertos by Haydn (both Joseph and Michael), Torelli, Telemann, Humphries, and Neruda, played by Britain's virtuoso master of period trumpets. More

Alto ALC-1064 — Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique --Symphonie FantastiqueBerlioz: Symphonie Fantastique
-- Sir Charles Mackerras / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Mackerras and the Royal Philharmonic unleash one of the most colorful and dramatic digital-era recordings of Berlioz's most popular work. The CD also includes recordings of the Roman Carnival and Benvenuto Cellini Overture and the "Rákóczy March from The Damnation of Faust conducted by Sir Alexander Gibson and Yuri Simonov. More

Alto ALC-1065 — Wagner: Orchestral Favorites --Orchestral FavoritesWagner: Orchestral Favorites
-- Yuri Simonov / Philharmonia Orchestra

Dramatic performances of selections from Parsifal, Der Ring des Nibelungen, Tristan und Isolde More

Alto ALC-2008 — Britten: Peter Grimes --Peter GrimesBritten: Peter Grimes
-- Peter Pears / Benjamin Britten / Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

The definitive recording of Britten's masterpiece, now available at a value price. More

Alto ALC-2501 — Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro --Le Nozze di FigaroMozart: Le Nozze di Figaro
-- Lisa della Casa / Cesare Siepi / Hilde Gueden / Erich Kleiber / Vienna Philharminoc

The landmark recording of Mozart's comic opera masterpiece, now available at a value price! More

Musical Concepts MC-104 — Michael Hersch: Sonatas for Unaccompanied Cello --Sonatas for Unaccompanied CelloMichael Hersch: Sonatas for Unaccompanied Cello
-- Daniel Gaisford

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Musical Concepts MC-106 — Vlado Perlemuter Plays Schumann --Vlado Perlemuter Plays SchumannVlado Perlemuter Plays Schumann
-- Vlado Perlemuter

Legendary recordings from the Vox catalogue, newly remastered from archival materials, showcase the great French pianist in colorful repertoire for which he had a clear affinity. More

Musical Concepts MC-127 — Guiomar Novaes Plays Schumann --Guiomar Novaes Plays SchumannGuiomar Novaes Plays Schumann
-- Guiomar Novaes

Great recordings from the early years of Vox, newly remastered from archival sources. More

Musical Concepts MC-125 — Bach: Violin Sonatas --Violin SonatasBach: Violin Sonatas
-- Susanne Lautenbacher / Martib Galling

First CD release! Unavailable for three decades, the complete set of Bach's sonatas for violin and piano performed by Susanne Lautenbacher and Martin Gallling return to the catalog in high-definition remastering. More

Musical Concepts ALC-1032 — Rachmaninoff: Symphony No.1 / Isle of the Dead --Symphony No.1 / Isle of the DeadRachmaninoff: Symphony No.1 / Isle of the Dead
-- Pavel Kogan / Moscow State Symphony Orchestra

The third disc in Pavel Kogan's spectacular Rachmaninoff symphony cycle. More

Musical Concepts ALC-1061 — Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli / Stabat Mater / Missa l'Homme Armé / Motets --Missa Papae Marcelli / Stabat Mater / Missa l'Homme Armé / MotetsPalestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli / Stabat Mater / Missa l'Homme Armé / Motets
-- Bruno Turner / Mark Brown / Pro Cantione Antiqua

Masterpieces of early polyphony in an atmospheric, beautiful recording as performed by one of the world's great vocal ensembles. More

Alto ALC-1059 — Vivaldi: 6 Concertos for Flute, Op.10 / Concerto in a minor for Flute, R440 --6 Concertos for Flute, Op.10 / Concerto in a minor for Flute, R440Vivaldi: 6 Concertos for Flute, Op.10 / Concerto in a minor for Flute, R440 -- Jennifer Stinton / Harry Christophers / Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra

The essential Vivaldi flute concertos played by one of the world's finest players. More...

New CD Releases, Late 2009

Alto ALC-2007 — Tchaikovsky: Eugen OneginTchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin

First release in the West of this thrilling 1984 Bolshoi Opera production featuring Tamara Milashkina as Tatiana, Vladimir Atlantov as Lensky, Yuri Mazurok as Onegin and Yevgeny Nesterenko as Gremin. More

 — Bohuslav Martinů: Music for Cello and PianoBohuslav Martinů: Music for Cello and Piano
Karine Georgian, cello / Ian Munro, piano

Remarkable, energetic cello music by an early 20th century master. More

Alto ALC1055 — Enigma Variations and Other Orchestral WorksSir Edward Elgar: Enigma Variations
and Other Orchestral Works

Classics recordings from the Vox and RPO catalogue, conducted by Eduardo Mata and Yehudi Menuhin, now available together at a super-value price. More

Alto ALC-1052 — Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra, BB123 / Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, BB114Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra, BB123 / Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, BB114

The acclaimed recordings by the Minnesota Orchestra conducted by Stanislaw Skrowaczewski. More

Alto ALC-1048 — James Bowman sings Dowland Lute SongsJames Bowman sings Dowland Lute Songs

The classic Saga recordings return to the catalogue. More

ALC1043 – Nikolai Myaskovsky: Complete Symphonic Works, 
Volume 17Nikolai Myaskovsky: Complete Symphonic Works, Volume 17

Russian Federation Academic Symphony Orchestra / Evgeny Svetlanov, conductor

In partnership with UK-based independent label Olympia, Alto is pleased to present the final volume in the authorized release of the first comprehensive recorded retrospective of Soviet composer Nikolai Myaskovsky's complete orchestral works, one of the last great recording projects undertaken by Russian conductor Evgeny Svetlanov prior to his death. More

Alto ALC1045 — Weinberg Chamber SymphoniesMieczyslaw Weinberg: Chamber Symphonies Nos. 1 & 4

Alto continues the survey originally undertaken by Olympic Records UK! Thord Svedlund conducts late works by a leading luminary of late Soviet music. More

Alto ALC1045 — Cavatina -- Marcelo KayathCavatina -- Marcelo Kayath

A beautiful program of essential Spanish guitar masterpieces played by Brazilian guitarist Marcelo Kayath, More

Alto ALC1039 — English Madrigals -- Pro Cantione AntiquaEnglish Madrigals -- Pro Cantione Antiqua

Available again! This long sought-after collection of essential English madrigals -- sung by a superstar lineup of the Pro Cantione Antiqua and friends under the direction of legendary choral master Philip Ledger -- returns to the catalogue. More

Alto ALC-1030 — Rachmaninov: Symphony No.2 -- Pavel KoganPavel Kogan Conducts Sergei Rachmaninov

First CD release! The second disc in Pavel Kogan's cycle of the Rachmaninov Symphonies features the composer's enormously popular Symphony No.2 and the Vocalise. More

ALC1041 -- Nikolai Myaskovsky: Complete Symphonic Works, 
Volume 15Nikolai Myaskovsky: Complete Symphonic Works, Volume 14

Russian Federation Academic Symphony Orchestra / Evgeny Svetlanov, conductor

In partnership with UK-based independent label Olympia, Alto is pleased to present the penultimate authorized release in the first comprehensive recorded retrospective of Soviet composer Nikolai Myaskovsky's complete orchestral works, one of the last great recording projects undertaken by Russian conductor Evgeny Svetlanov prior to his death. More