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dame kiri te kanawa on decca Already available New release available October Richard Strauss Four Last Songs Songs with piano Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Sir Georg Solti CD4305112 MC 430 5114 Puccini Tosca National Philharmonic Orchestra Sir Georg Solti 2CDs4145972 2MCs4145974 Richard Strauss Arabella Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garder Jeffrey Tate 3CDs417 623 2 Song Recital Songs by Purcell, Liszt, Rachmaninov, Granados, Obradors, Ravel RogerVignoles (piano) CD4258202 MC4258204 .7h(~'I'!:1 .J?,..-<l""i1:/' ( ' )(/1 ,~i l Verdi Simon Boccanegra La Scala, Milan Si r Georg Solti 2CDs 4256282 Kin Te Kanawa appears in Simon Boccanegra conducted by Sir Geor: Solti at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden in November. THE YOUNG KIRI The Young Kiri The Early Recordings 1964-70 Operatic arias, popular songs & Maori folk songs A new recording of Verdi' s Otello starring Kiri Te Kanawa, Luciano Pavarotti and Leo Nucci with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under Sir Georg Solti will be released later this year. Decca Classics
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CONTENT~ REVIEW~ Simon Rattle conducls Maw's "Odyssey" (~ 65), Semyon Bychkov conducts Rachmaninov 's Second Symphony ( 1):7 69) and Beecham's arrangement of Schumann 's incidental music "Manfred" returns to the catalogue ( wr 70). Rafael Kubelik conducts Smetana's "Ma vias!" ( rn- 73), and Oliver .Knussen conducts chamber works by Takemitsu ( FP" 74). Keith Jarrett and Michala Petri play Handel recorder sonatas ( FP" 87) and John Lill continues his Prokofiel' piano music series ( wr 102). Thomas Hampson sings M ahler songs ( 1l7 113), Dtto Klemperer's Mozart Da Ponte operas return on CD ( wr 125) and Cheryl Studer sings "Salome " ( rn- 130). NEW RELEASES A listing of new Compact Discs, Cassettes and LPs appearing this month ( rn- 178). INDEX TO REVIEWS A guide 10 the reviews appearing this mOl1lh. 2 CORRESPONDENCE Including great conductors remembered, a mystery mezzo and a plea/or some more Bruckner chamber music. 5 NEWS& VIEWS Including interviews with Semyon Bychkov, J ohn Mau ce ri , Helen Dona/h, Keith Jw'rell and Sir Colin Dm'is. Nicolas Soames reports on the world premiere recording of Nicholas Maw 's "Odyssey". 8 NORTH AMERICAN PERSPECTIVE A2 A survey by Christie BartelIor North American readers ( which/ollows page 32, only in the North American edition). 50 YEARS OF BRITISH MUSIC Lyndon Jenkins sUrI'eysjive decades of British musicji-om 1891 . 33 MRARTSTV 45 Nicolas Soames talks to Reiner Moritz . the moving power behind many arts I'ideo productions . Also a report on the video production o/Cluck 's "Olfeo ed Euridice ". LASERDISC ROUND-UP Nicolas Soames previews forthcoming Laserdisc releases (Lase rdisc reviews 011 page 140 and John Bor wick reviews a ne w Laserdisc player on page 167). 53 SILVER ROSES , GOLDEN VOICES 56 David Ni ce reports /rom EM f's sessions /01' "Der Rosenkavalier" in Dresden. REVIEWS S9 Orchestral- 59. Chamber-83. Instrumental-98. Choral & Song106 . Stage & Screen- 136. Spok en World-139. Laserdiscs-140. Histori cal-146 . Collectors ' Corner-I56. AUDIO 15 Sounds in Retrospect-158 . Inside Audio-l60. KEF Model 101 12 Loudspeaker- 16J . Sony TC-K850ES Casselle Deck- 164. Harmon Kardon HD 7500 11 Compact Disc Player-I66 . Pioneer CLS-1450 Laserdisc Player-167. B&W DM620 Loudspeaker-169. New Products- I 70. HINDSIGHT I 4 Alan Sanders look s through back issues O{CRAMOPHON£ 0/60,40 and 20 years ago. FRONT COVER Dame Kiri Te Kanawa appears on this mOl1lh 's/ront cover. We review her new recordings as Mowrt 's Countess Almaviva ( page 126). Johann Strauss If's Rosalinde ( page 130). Richard Strauss's Marschallin ( page 135 ) and o/his "Four Last Songs" (page 114) . ( Photo: Philipsl Swannell) NEXT MONTH Murray Perahia is /eatured on the October cover and we review his new Sony Classical recordings of \i 'orks by Brahms, Franck, Liszt and Mozart. Alall Sly th spok e to him at this year's Salzburg Festival. Also next mOl1lh an interview with Armin Jordan. who is on tour with his Suisse Romande Orchestra. The October 1991 issue is published Oil Wednesday 2nd October.

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dame kiri te kanawa on decca

Already available

New release available October

Richard Strauss Four Last Songs Songs with piano Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Sir Georg Solti CD4305112 MC 430 5114

Puccini Tosca National Philharmonic Orchestra Sir Georg Solti 2CDs4145972 2MCs4145974

Richard Strauss Arabella Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garder Jeffrey Tate 3CDs417 623 2

Song Recital Songs by Purcell, Liszt, Rachmaninov, Granados, Obradors, Ravel RogerVignoles (piano) CD4258202 MC4258204

.7h(~'I'!:1 .J?,..-

Verdi Simon Boccanegra La Scala, Milan Si r Georg Solti 2CDs 4256282 Kin Te Kanawa appears in Simon Boccanegra conducted by Sir Geor: Solti at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden in November.

THE YOUNG

KIRI

The Young Kiri The Early Recordings 1964-70 Operatic arias, popular songs & Maori folk songs

A new recording of Verdi' s Otello starring Kiri Te Kanawa, Luciano Pavarotti and Leo Nucci with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under Sir Georg Solti will be released later this year.

Decca Classics

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