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BEN HEPPNER: Airs Français

1 CD 471 372-2 Ben Heppner London Voices / London Symphony Orchestra / Myung-Whun Chung

AIRS FRANCAIS is Ben Heppner's first solo recording under his new exclusive association with Deutsche Grammophon. The recital of French opera arias has provided him with an opportunity to explore some of the more subtle colours in his singing and shows a different side of him from the large-scale approach that audiences are used to. For more information, please go to our special product website Please let us know your opinion about this recording!

April 9 to 11, 2002: Ben Heppner in the DG Artist Discussions

DG presents another event in the Artist Discussions series. Ben Heppner agreed to make himself available for questions on his latest release "Ben Heppner: Airs Français". You can place your questions from March 28 onwards and on Tuesday, April 9, we will publish Ben Heppner's first replies to as many of your questions as possible. On April 11, he will again answer your reactions to his first replies and any new questions.

CLAUDIO ABBADO: MAHLER - Symphony No. 3

2 CDs 471 502-2 Anna Larsson / London Symphony Chorus / City of Birmingham Symphony Youth Chorus / Berliner Philharmoniker / Claudio Abbado

The Third is a huge world of a symphony, and Abbado's account is full of power and eloquence. Listen to tracks from the CD on our special product website. Please let us know your opinion about this recording!

CLAUDIO ABBADO: The Berlin Album

2 CDs 471 627-2 Berliner Philharmoniker / Claudio Abbado

A special 2-CD set, over 150 minutes of music, celebrating the Abbado era at the Berlin Philharmonic, with some of the most powerful and moving music to have come out of the Philharmonie in the last twelve years. For pre-listening, please go to our special product website. Please let us know your opinion about this recording! Coming in May 2002: MAHLER: Symphony No. 7 - Berliner Philharmoniker / Claudio Abbado Coming in June 2002: MAHLER: Symphony No. 9 - Berliner Philharmoniker / Claudio Abbado

COMING IN APRIL ON WESTMINSTER

471 247-2 Beverly Sills Westminster 2 CD - Offenbach: The Tales of Hoffmann - Sills / Treigle / Burrows / Marsee / Castel / Rudel 471 250-2 Beverly Sills Westminster 2 CD - DONIZETTI: Lucia di Lammermoor Sills / Bergonzi / Cappuccilli / Diaz / LSO / Schippers   471 253-2 Hermann Scherchen Westminster 2 CD Bach: Mass in B minor - Scherchen 471 263-2 Hermann Scherchen Westminster Mahler: Symphony No.7 - Scherchen   471 264-2 Clara Haskil Westminster Mozart: Piano Concerto K.459 / Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.3 Haskil / Winterthur Symphony Orchestra / Swoboda 471 265-2 Hermann Scherchen Westminster Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kijé; Scythian Suite / Khachaturian: Gayaneh Ballet Suite - Scherchen   471 266-2 Rudolf Firkušný Westminster DVORÁK: Piano Concerto; Overtures op.91 & 92; Slavonic Rhapsody op.45 / 2 - Firkusny / VSOO / Somogyi 471 267-2 Artur Rodzinski Westminster KODALY: Dances of Galanta, Dances of Marosszek, Hary Janos / IPPOLITOV-IVANOV: Caucasian Sketches op.10 - RPO / Rodzinski   471 268-2 Hermann Scherchen Westminster Mahler: Symphony No.5 - Scherchen 471 269-2 Sena Jurinac Westminster Schumann: Frauenliebe und Leben / Liederkreis op.39 / Respighi: Il tramonto - Jurinac / Holetschek / Barylli Quartett 471 272-2 Artur Rodzinski Westminster 2 CD Tchaikovsky: Symphonies Nos.5 & 6 / Dvorak: Symphony No.9 - Rodzinski 471 276-2 Hermann Scherchen Westminster Handel: Water Music; Torelli / Vivaldi / Handel: Trumpet Concertos - Delmotte / Haneuse / VSOO / Scherchen

VIDEO SECTION

From now on you will often find session footage and interviews from recording sessions for up-coming releases in this section of our newsletter.

471 566-2 Myung-Whun Chung (Coming in summer 2002) ITALIAN OVERTURES Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia / Myung-Whun Chung

An Interview with Myung-Whun Chung: The choice of repertoire The Italian flair of the orchestra Chung's personal love of Italy Session Footage: Extract from Don Pasquale Extract from Wilhelm Tell

471 565-2 Mischa Maisky (Coming in summer 2002) MENDELSSOHN: Cello Sonatas; Variations; 7 Songs without words Mischa Maisky / Sergio Tiempo

Session footage: Lied ohne Worte in D major Lied ohne Worte in G major

463 700-2 Argerich / Kremer / Bashmet / Maisky (Coming in autumn 2002) BRAHMS: Quartet for Piano, Violin, Viola and Cello in G minor op.25 SCHUMANN: Fantasiestücke op. 88 (for piano trio)

Brahms mvt. 1 Brahms mvt. 4

471 479-2 Yundi Li CHOPIN RECITAL: Piano Sonata no.3 op.58 / Grande Polonaise brillante & Andante spianato op.22 / Etudes op.10,2 & 5; op.25,11 / Nocturnes op. 9,1 & 2; op.15,2 / Fantasie Impromptu op.66

Yundi Li in Hongkong

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