Sampler - THE SUPER AUDIO SURROUND COLLECTION VOLUME 2

Linn Records is pleased to announce the release of The Linn Surround Sound Collection Vol. 2, their superb new SACD sampler. Following numerous requests from the audiophile community, Linn Records has produced a stunning new collection of demonstration quality tracks that showcase their artists at their very best. Encompassing classical, jazz and Celtic music, The Linn Surround Sound Collection Vol. 2 exemplifies Linn Records' commitment to quality, originality and diversity. Many of the artists featured on The Linn Surround Sound Collection Vol. 2 have never before appeared on a Linn Records sampler CD.

Making their debut are La Scala and Covent Garden favourite Emma Bell, whose soaring soprano voice garnered her numerous five star reviews for her 2005 album "Handel Operatic Arias", the inimitable Girl Talk, a trio of divas whose witty and politically incorrect showstoppers have delighted UK audiences for seven sell-out years, Ian Shaw, recently nominated for 'Best Vocalist' at this year's BBC Jazz Awards and named Britain's leading male jazz singer by The Guardian and Baroque specialist Alison McGillivray whose debut album "Geminiani Cello Sonatas" was awarded Best Classical CD of 2005 by the Financial Times. Tracks by William Carter and Ian Bruce, not originally released on the SACD format, have been specially mastered for inclusion on this compilation. Particularly exciting is the inclusion of a new track by Barb Jungr, from her new album "Walking in the Sun" due for release in October 2006. This is the first time a new track has ever been previewed on a Linn sampler.

1. IAN SHAW

BARANGRILL : 4.24

From the album DRAWN TO ALL THINGS - AKD 276

2. RICHARD RODNEY BENNETT with CLAIRE MARTIN

ANY PLACE I HANG MY HAT IS HOME : 2.49

From the album WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE LOW - AKD 260

3. MARTIN TAYLOR

MINOR SWING : 5.31

From the album SPIRIT OF DJANGO - AKD 237

4. SARAH MOULE

THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC : 3.59

From the album SOMETHING'S GOTTA GIVE - AKD 239

5. GIRL TALK

I ENJOY BEING A GIRL : 2.07

From the album GIRL TALK - AKD 279

6. BARB JUNGR

WHO DO YOU LOVE : 3.27

From the album WALKING IN THE SUN - AKD 283

7. CLAIRE MARTIN

THE MEANING OF THE BLUES : 4.09

From the album SECRET LOVE - AKD 246

8. HAFTOR MEDBØE GROUP

LITTLE AUK : 7.34

From the album IN PERPETUITY - AKD 277

9. SCOTTISH ENSEMBLE

BENJAMIN BRITTEN: Variations On a Theme of Frank Bridge - Aria Italiana : 1.20

From the album LES ILLUMINATIONS - CKD 226

10. SCOTTISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

ANTONIN DVORAK: Czech Suite - Polka : 4.08

From the album VIOLIN CONCERTO & CZECH SUITE - CKD 241

11. SCOTTISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART: Flute Concerto - Rondo Allegro : 8.14

From the album WIND CONCERTOS - CKD 273

12. ARTUR PIZARRO

FREDERIC CHOPIN: Fantaisie Impromptu in C# Minor Op 66 : 5.01

From the album REMINISCENCES - CKD 248

13. EMMA BELL

GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL: Orrida a gl'occhi miei (To My Eyes) : 2.23

From the album HANDEL OPERATIC ARIAS - CKD 252

14. CONCERTO CALEDONIA

THOMAS ERSKINE: Overture in C Op.1 No.2 - Allegro : 6.21

From the album FIDDLER TAM - CKD 240

15. ALISON McGILLIVRAY

FRANCESCO GEMINIANI: Sonata Op.5 No 4 - Allegro : 0.56

From the album GEMINIANI CELLO SONATAS - CKD 251

16. WILLIAM CARTER

FRANCESCO CORBETTA: Gigue a la Maniere Anglois : 1.52

From the album LA GUITARRE ROYALE - CKD 185

17. IAN BRUCE

ROBERT BURNS: Lassie wi' the Lintwhite Locks : 3.02

From the album MY HEART'S IN THE HIGHLANDS - AKD 269