JOEL'S
CLASSICAL SHOP Located in the
Shepherd Center
3514 Suite B,
S. Shepherd
at Richmond
Houston, TX
77098

Sibelius: Symphony No. 2
Tapiola; Swan of Tuonela. Vladimir Ashkenazy, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra. HYBRID DSD SA-CD.
EXTON OVCL-00292
The 2nd symphony, Sibelius' most popular, is featured in this third volume of the Exton series of symphonies by Ashkenazy and the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra. Together with orchestral gems Tapiola and The Swan of Tuonela, the conductor and orchestra show their close, deep connection to the composer.

Mozart, Symphonies 39 & 40
René Jacobs, Freiburger Barockorcheste HMC 901959
“René Jacobs's credentials as a Mozart interpreter are impeccable, and his recordings of the Prague and Jupiter Symphonies issued last year were widely admired. The new accounts of the E flat and G minor symphonies are refreshingly fresh of mannerisms, with only a few details that might raise purist hackles."- Andrew Clements, The Guardian.

Chopin: Nocturnes
Yundi, piano EMI 608391-2
"Yundi, the brilliant young Chinese pianist ... has proved a technically astounding pianist who is by turns elegant and rambunctious, coolly expressive and white hot." - The New York Times.

The Hilliard Ensemble
Ockeghem: Requiem Missa Mi-Mi, Virgin Veritas VC 7243
"The Hilliard Ensemble here gives one of the finest performances available of Ockeghem's Requiem, the oldest surviving setting of the Mass for the Dead ... they capture the music's atmosphere well, and their tuning and ensemble are impeccable." - Michael Westphal.