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New Releases on Naxos: November 2018 Highlights

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Channel: Naxos Music · 2018 · Music

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The November edition of NEW ON NAXOS features Götterdämmerung, which marks the completion of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra’s epic four-year saga of the Wagner Ring Cycle. Conducted by Jaap van Zweden, Götterdämmerung features an all-star international cast, led by soprano Gun-Brit Barkmin in her debut as Brünnhilde, tenor Daniel Brenna as Siegfried, bass-baritone Shenyang as Gunther, bass Eric Halfvarson as Hagen, soprano Amanda Majeski as Gutrune and mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung as Waltraute, with the Bamberg Symphony Chorus, Latvian State Choir and the Hong Kong Philharmonic Chorus.

At the same time, we are also releasing the complete Der Ring des Nibelungen, as a special boxed set. Containing 14 CDs, the box also features a USB card loaded with extra content, including the libretti to all four operas, concert photos and behind-the-scenes videos.

Other highlights include: Gioachino Rossini’s Maometto II recorded live from the 2017 Rossini in Wildbad Bel Canto Festival; the last instalment of the Complete Péchés de vieillesse (Sins of Old Age) by pianist Alessandro Marangoni; Wolfgang Rihm’s works for violin and orchestra featuring Tianwa Yang; piano works by Erik Satie performed by prize-winning pianist Duanduan Hao; DVD/Blu-ray realeases of Alban Berg’s Wozzeck and Joseph Haydn’s The Creation; A German Christmas, a collection of 17th century music for Advent and Christmas, recorded by the Margaretha Consort; and many more.

See all new releases for November: https://www.naxos.com/feature/New_On_Naxos_Nov18.asp

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