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Artist:	GLASS, PHILIP
Title:	Complete String Quartets
Label:	SIGNUM U.K. (UK)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$38.00
Catalog #:	SIG 117CD

String Quartet No. 1 (1966); String Quartet No. 2 "Company"; String Quartet No. 3 "MISHIMA"; String Quartet No. 4 "BUCZAK"; String Quartet No. 5. The Smith Quartet: Ian Humphries, Darragh Morgan, violins; Nic Pendlebury, viola; Deirdre Cooper, cello. "Following on from the critically acclaimed albums, Different Trains and Ghost Stories, Signum is pleased to announce the release of The Smith Quartet's latest album, the complete string quartets by the world-acclaimed composer, Philip Glass. Over a time span of 25 years, Glass completed 8 quartets (the 3 earliest were withdrawn) drawing on the influences of Bach to Shostakovich, as well as exterior musical sources: dance, theatre and film. Clear-cut, polished performances by The Smith Quartet give the listener an excellent taster of a quartet at the forefront of contemporary music."

Artist:	BACH, JOHANN SEBASTIAN
Title:	The Well-Tempered Clavier, Books 1&2
Label:	SIGNUM U.K. (UK)
Format:	4CD
Price:	$37.00
Catalog #:	SIG 136CD

Performed by Jill Crossland (piano). "This box set consists of the complete Well-Tempered Clavier series by J.S. Bach, performed by Jill Crossland. Colloquially known as the '48' from the two books of 24 preludes and fugues, these works form one of the great landmarks of keyboard repertoire. In Jill Crossland's own words, 'No other music is so perfect an integration of emotional expression and intellectual rigour.' Jill first performed the complete Well-Tempered Clavier from memory as a student in Manchester." 4CDs for the price of 2.

Artist:	REICH, STEVE/KRAFTWERK
Title:	Electric Counterpoint
Label:	SIGNUM U.K. (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	SIG 143CD

Featured works: "Electric Counterpoint" (Steve Reich); "Tour De France" (Kraftwerk); "Radioactivity" (Kraftwerk); "Pocket Calculator" (Kraftwerk); "Carbon Copy" (Joby Burgess & Matthew Fairclough); "Temazcal" (Javier Alvarez); "Audiotectonics III" (Matthew Fairclough), "Temazcal" (video). Performed by Powerplant (Joby Burgess, percussion; Matthew Fairclough, sound design; Kathy Hinde, visual artist) and The Elysian Quartet. "Powerplant encompasses the work of some of the most dynamic young British artists, bringing together the virtuoso percussionist Joby Burgess and live sound engineer Matthew Fairclouch. The musical duo are joined by visual artist Kathy Hinde, creating experimental and challenging repertoire, which includes a video of their combined imaginations. The repertoire also includes a new take on Steve Reich's "Electric Counterpoint," first commissioned in 1987 for guitarist Pat Metheny, placing the percussionist against a pre-recorded tape of himself. The pieces by Kraftwerk, widely acknowledged as the pioneers of modern dance music, also feature highly on this disc with arrangements for string quartet and a variety of percussive and electronic instruments. This disc is an enhanced CD for PC/Mac, and features a short video performance that can be viewed when using the disc in a computer (requires Quicktime 7 or later version)."

Artist:	HERRMANN, BERNARD
Title:	Psycho: Suite For String Quartet
Label:	SIGNUM U.K. (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	SIG 234CD

Featured works: Psycho Suite for String Quartet; Echoes for String Quartet (1965); Souvenirs de Voyage (1967). Performed by Julian Bliss, clarinet; Tippett String Quartet. "Although he is best known for his scores to perhaps some of the most iconic films ever made (Vertigo, Citizen Kane, Psycho), Bernard Herrmann was also a talented composer for the concert hall, with an early career marked out by his skill as a conductor - praised by Stravinsky amongst others, who autographed Herrmann's score for his Symphony in 3 Movements with: 'To the excellent musician and conductor, Bernard Herrmann. Cordially, I. Stravinsky.' The Tippett Quartet capture the energy and musical finesse of Herrmann's works in this recording, accompanied for Souvernirs de Voyage by the clarinetist Julian Bliss and featuring a new arrangement of his score for Psycho."

Artist:	ANDRIESSEN, LOUIS
Title:	Anais Nin/De Staat
Label:	SIGNUM U.K. (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	SIG 273CD

"An exciting start to a new orchestral collaboration for Signum Records, this disc is the first of a new series with the London Sinfonietta-- one of the world's elite contemporary music ensembles with a reputation built on the virtuosity of its performances and ambitious programming. This live recording brings together the world premiere of Anais Nin, a new work for soprano and small ensemble, alongside his famed work De Staat. Anais Nin is a monodrama based on the diaries of the same famed author, as well as those of her lovers (Antonin Artaud, Rene Allendy, Henry Miller and her own father). A sometimes disturbing tale of desire and passion, Andriessen felt that the music should 'closely track the irony, despair and passion of this brilliant, many-sided woman.'" Performed by: London Sinfonietta David Atherton, conductor. Cristina Zavalloni, soprano. Synergy Vocals.

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Artist:	REICH, STEVE
Title:	Different Trains
Label:	SIGNUM U.K. (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	SIG 064CD