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American cellist Lynn Harrell furnishes clear proof that Vivaldi's cello concertos are unfairly overshadowed by the famous "Four Seasons": these scores full of melodic elegance and virtuosity laid the foundation stone for the entire genre, which was then developed further by Joseph Haydn. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Anne-Sophie Mutter play Mendelssohn
“The usual things: technical perfection; febrile, vibrato-heavy emotions; strength . . . Her "wired" playing style is especially notable in the chamber pieces, partly because of André Previn, her piano partner . . . his fingers are admirably clean and agile even at the swiftest speeds . . . Lynn Harrell, Mutter’s cello colleague, maintains an appealing velvet throb in the Trio . . . [Concerto]: you can feel the adrenalin pumping . . . the German superstar, pirouetting nicely with a burnished tone, nervous rhythms, a furious finale and a vibrating, skylark andante” The Times, London | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Anne-Sophie Mutter plays Mendelssohn
1CD+DVD Anne-Sophie Mutter presents a unique combined DVD/CD project produced at Mendelssohn’s home town of Leipzig and in Vienna to celebrate his 200th birth anniversary in 2009 (3 February). The extremely popular Violin Concerto was recorded live in concert at the Gewandhaus under the direction of Kurt Masur, and the chamber music at the beautiful Brahms-Saal in the Vienna Musikverein The release will offer a state-of-the-art audio recording plus a separate full-length DVD that also includes a documentary, and comes in a Super Jewel Box Plus. Over 25 years after her first recording of the Mendelssohn Concerto with Herbert von Karajan, Anne-Sophie Mutter has a fresh, stunning, (fast) new take on one of the most popular concertos in the violin repertoire. Kurt Masur at her side is ideal, the most knowledgeable and experienced Mendelssohn interpreter alive. As the long-time chief conductor of Mendelssohn’s own orchestra (Gewandhaus 1835-1847) he stands for a great tradition and sound. With the Piano Trio No. 1 and the Sonata Anne-Sophie Mutter has chosen masterpieces from Mendelssohn’s chamber music repertoire to broaden the picture. Here too she collaborates with long-term chamber music partners: André Previn and Lynn Harrell. “…in the Concerto Mutter takes the opening Allegro molto appassionato at face value and goes on from there. Tempos are variable, but always with reason, and bowing likewise. But as always, the basic sound is beauty itself and of course the technical challenges are met with total ease. The Trio has a few inelegant moments, Previn missing one note altogether in an otherwise fleet performance, but the F major Sonata of 1838 comes over with great élan.” BBC Music Magazine, April 2009 ***** “It's impossible not to be impressed by Mutter's playing - here and throughout the disc. Every last detail has been dissected and considered, every phrase is minutely shaded; the subtleties of her bowing could in themselves fill a review.” Gramophone Magazine, May 2009 “We always know who the star is, and it’s the German superstar, pirouetting nicely with a burnished tone, nervous rhythms, a furious finale and a vibrating, skylark andante.
Will this interpretation zoom to the top of the CD mountain? Not right to the top: even with the finale’s authentic heat and Mutter’s feeling for Mendelssohn’s volatility, spontaneity is pipped by her glamour and power. Still, there are always the photos of that blue dress.” The Times, 13th February 2009 *** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Lynn Harrell - Andante CantabileCello Encores
Bloch, E: | From Jewish Life: No. 1, Prayer (From Jewish Life - No. 1) | Catalani: | Ebben? Ne andrò lontana (from La Wally) (arr. Vladimir Cosma) | Chopin: | Nocturne No. 20 in C sharp minor, Op. post. (transc. Piatigorsky) | Debussy: | Beau Soir (transc. Alexander Gretchaninoff) | Duparc: | Phidylé | Elgar: | Salut d'amour, Op. 12 | Falla: | Nana (No. 5 from Siete canciones populares españolas) (Suite populaire Espagnole) | Fauré: | Après un rêve, Op. 7 No. 1 (arr. Milton Katims) | Glazunov: | Spanish Serenade, Op. 20 No. 2 | Granados: | Goyescas (opera): Intermezzo | Handel: | Semele: Where'er you walk | Hillemacher: | Gavotte tendre | Paradis: | Sicilienne (arranged for violin by S. Dushkim, transcribed for cello by Lynn Harrell) | Ravel: | Vocalise-étude en forme de habanera | Saint-Saëns: | Le carnaval des animaux: Le Cygne (ed. Leonard Rose) | Schubert: | Moments Musicaux, D780: No. 3 in F minor An die Musik D547 Nacht und Träume, D827 | Schumann: | Kinderszenen, Op. 15: Traümerei | Sullivan, A: | An Idyll | Taki: | Kojo no tsuki (The Moon on the Ruined Castle) |
As he explains in his liner notes for this CD, Lynn Harrell uses the voice as his point of departure for this collection of encores. They are largely reflective pieces, with a bit of fun such as the unfairly forgotten Glazunov Spanish Serenade thrown in for good measure, and this once popular disc now makes a return to the catalogue, at budget price. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Beethoven Piano Trios Vol. 1
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| |  | Russian Cello Sonatas
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