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Sappho, the last grand opera of Australian composer Peggy Glanville-Hicks (1912–90), was written in her stone cottage on the island of Mykonos in 1963. Intended for Maria Callas but never heard before this recording, it captures all the colours of ancient Greece: haunting woodwind solos and shimmering percussion evoke the stillness of crystal island waters, and an epic chorus and colossal brass fanfare herald the conquering hero's army. Deborah Polaski, who creates the role of the aging Sappho – ‘in turn tempestuous, querulous, compassionate, tender, fierce, impatient...poised like a needle in a compass’ – describes the opera as ‘the kind of music that singers want to sing [....] it offers you so many facets, from colour to expressiveness within the line itself’. The libretto was fashioned by the composer from Lawrence Durrell’s verse-play with Durrell’s approval – the booklet contains a photograph of the two of them in buoyant mood. A stellar international cast donated their performances for the realisation of a dream – to enable Sappho to be heard for the first time in 2012, the centenary of both the composer and librettist. Musical preparation, from deciphering the hand-written manuscript to conducting the ensemble with the Orquestra and Coro Gulbenkian, has been the work of the young Australian conductor, Jennifer Condon, whose energy and passion for this hitherto unknown work brought this recording into being. “[Sappho] may not be a lost masterpiece. But it is certainly a massively professional piece of composition whose dramatic timg...keeps a fine balance between local detail and mainline plotting...What does it all sound like? Like a tonal opera of the 1930s, quite a lot of VW, some Martinu, a touch of Bartok...Polaski especially sets to with a will, the tessitura suiting her voice well.” Gramophone Magazine, April 2013 “The score contains some striking passages, but the pace is uneven...However, the cast – Roman Trekel as the poet Diomedes, John Tomlinson as Kreon, and especially Deborah Polaski as Sappho – do their best to bring it all to life.” The Guardian, 20th December 2012 *** | | | (also available to download from $21.25) | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | German Folk Songs Vol.3
1. Geh aus, mein Herz, und suche Freud Christiane Oelze, Eric Schneider 2. All mein Gedanken, die ich hab Ensemble cantissimo / Markus Utz 3. Versohlen geht der Mond aud Angelika Kirchschlager, Juliane Ruf 4. Hejo! Spann den Wagen an Wir Kinder vom Kleistpark, Berlin 5. Hab mein Wage vollgelade (instrumental) Libor Sima, Anne-Maria Holscher 6. Es fiel ein Reif in der Fruhlingsnacht Christine Muller, Gotz Payer 7. Nehmt Abschied, Bruder Johannes Kaleschke, Frank Armbruster 8. Es waren zwei Konigskinder Deisch 9. Kein schoner Land Christine Busch, Juliane Ruf 10. Jetzt gang i ans Brunnele Andreas Weller, Gotz Payer 11. Zum Tanze, da geht ein madel Christiane Iven, Anne-Maria Holscher 12. Das Wirtshaus an der Lahn Comedian Homonists 13. Der Fruhling hat sich eingestellt Helene Schneiderman, Gotz Payer 14. Der Winter ist vergangen Junges Vokalensemble Hannover / Klaus-Jurgen Etzold 15. Ich hab die Nacht getraumet Britta Schwarz, Stefan Maass 16. Sah ein Knab ein Roslein stehn Roman Trekel, Oliver Pohl 17. Bald gras ich am Neckar (instrumental) Libor Sima, Juliane Ruf 18. Ein Jager langs dem Weiher ging Jutta Koch, Eric Schneider 19. So treiben wir den Winter aus Pfalzische Kurrende / Carola Bischoff 20. Ich Hatt einen Kameraden Philip Niederberger, Johannes Kaleschke, Franz Bach 21. Nun ade, du mein lieb Heimatland Libor Sima, Juliane Ruf 22. Sah ein Knab ein Roslein stehn (Schubert) Christina Landshamer, Irena Jancevskyte 23. Es tagt, der Sonne Morgenstrahl Ensemble cantissimo / Markus Utz 24. Annchen von Tharau Andre Morsch, Eildert Beeftink 25. Es wohnet ein Fiedler Marret Winger, Steffen Hartmann 26. All, die mit uns auf Kaperfahrt fahren Libor Sima, Anne-Maria Holscher 27. Stehn zwei Stern am hohen Himmel Christoph Genz, Eric Schneider 28. Morgen muss ich fort von hier Lords of the Chords
This is the third and final CD in the Carus folk song collection. Once again first-rate soloists such as Angelika Kirchschlager, Christiane Oelze and Roman Trekel have taken part in the project. In addition, many different choirs have taken part, giving much variety with their different tonal colours. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Doris Dörrie (staging) Doris Dörrie, long established and successful director of the German cinema scene, produced a sensational orchestration of Mozart’s Opera to celebrate her debut as stage director. The outstanding performance of the artists met with great interest. The ensemble with Dorothea Röschmann, Katharina Kammerloher, Daniela Bruera, Hanno Müller-Brachmann, Werner Güra and Roman Trekel act youthfully and expressive at the same time.The whole presentation caused a furore. In front of a capacity audience, Dörrie staged her Così in a spectacular hippie style of the 1970s - bedecked with giant flowers and clothing as colourful as the music, directed by musical conductor Daniel Barenboim, provides the background. "Outstanding Dorothea Röschmann as Fiordiligi […]" Neue Züricher Zeitung, 2001 Picture format DVD: NTSC 16:9 Sounds formats DVD: PCM Stereo, DD 5.1, DTS 5.1 Region code: 0 Booklet notes: English, German, French Subtitles: Italian, English, German, French Running time: 179 mins Audience: all “Daniel Barenboim is here at his best, conducting a penetrating, idiomatic account of this astonishing score, and never missing a chance for pathos or wit...Hanno Müller-Brachmann...is tremendous as Guglielmo...The Fiordiligi of Dorothea Röschmann is another electrifying performance.” BBC Music Magazine, August 2010 **** “within its own perameters, Dörrie's production is slick and zanily stylish, with plenty of visual comedy...Barenboim chooses predictably unhurried tempi and is keenly responsive to the music's wit. All six soloists are personable and throw themselves eagerly into Dörrie's 1970s revamp.” Gramophone Magazine, December 2010 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Roman Trekel sings Lieder by Ullmann & Mahler
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Franz Grundheber (Wozzeck), Waltraud Meier (Marie), Graham Clark (Hauptmann), Günter von Kannen (Doktor), Mark Baker (Tambourmajor), Endrik Wottrich (Andres), Siegfried Vogel (1er Handwerkbursche), Roman Trekel (2er Handwerkbursche), Peter Menzel (Narr), Dalia Schaechter (Margret) Staatskapelle Berlin, Staatsoper Unter den Linden & Chor der Deutschen Staatsoper Berlin, Daniel Barenboim Staged by Patrice Chéreau The legendary production of Alban Berg’s Wozzeck, formerly released by Warner Music, again available on DVD. A splendid opera under the musical direction of Daniel Barenboim and staged by his close friend Patrice Chérau. When Alban Berg saw a performance of the existentialist drama Woyzeck by Georg Büchner, he said it left such a tremendous impression on him that he immediately made up his mind to set it to music. Berg is recasting Büchner’s fragmentary drama in a nearly expressionistic way. His music tears into the flesh. Berg’s Wozzeck is not just an opera about social compassion, it is an opera in which fear finds consummate musical expression. This extraordinary performance at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden was staged by Patrice Chéreau who can be called one of the greatest theatrical directors of this century. Outstanding opera singers Franz Grundheber, Waltraud Meier, Graham Clark, Günter von Kannen and Mark Baker and many others complete this great opera performance. Picture format DVD: NTSC 4:3 Sound format DVD: PCM Stereo Region code: 0 (worldwide) Subtitles: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish Booklet notes: English, German, French Running time: 97 min | 
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| |  | A Guided Tour of Nationalism in the Romantic Era, Vol. 2
Christian Elsner (tenor), Ulrich Eisenlohr (piano), Roman Trekel (baritone), Michael Volle (bass), Burkhard Kehring (piano), Johannes Kalpers (tenor), Olle Persson (baritone), Mats Jansson (piano), Ruth Ziesak (soprano), Lynda Russell (soprano), Peter Hill (piano), Eldar Nebolsin (piano), Jeno Jando (piano), Gottlieb Wallisch (piano), Rico Gulda (piano), Christopher Hinterhuber (piano), Goran Eliasson (tenor), Christina Hornell (choirmaster), Folke Alin (choirmaster), John Erik Eleby (bass), Lennart Forsen (bass), Lars Cleveman (tenor) Austrian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Swedish Opera Orchestra, Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra, Royal Swedish Orchestra, Royal Swedish Opera Chorus, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Pinchas Steinberg, Leif Segerstam, Lothar Zagrosek, Johannes Wildner |
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| |  | A Guided Tour of the Romantic Era, Vol. 4
Ulrich Eisenlohr (piano), Christian Elsner (tenor), Roman Trekel (baritone), Michael Volle (bass), Burkhard Kehring (piano), Johannes Kalpers (tenor), Olle Persson (baritone), Mats Jansson (piano), Ruth Ziesak (soprano), Peter Hill (piano), Lynda Russell (soprano), Eldar Nebolsin (piano), Jeno Jando (piano), Gottlieb Wallisch (piano), Rico Gulda (piano), Christopher Hinterhuber (piano), Luca Grassi (baritone), Vincenzo Maria Sarinelli (tenor), Enrico Giuseppe Iori (bass), Roberto de Biasio (tenor), Livio Scarpellini (tenor), Giovanni Manfrin (tenor), Dimitra Theodossiou (soprano), Nidia Palacios (contralto), Luca Dall'Amico (bass-baritone), Dario Giorgele (bass), Giuseppe di Paola (bass), Mariangela Spotorno (baritone), Alessandra Ruffini (soprano), Vincenzo La Scola (tenor), Simone Alaimo (baritone), Roberto Frontali (baritone), Francesco Ellero d' Artegna (bass), Alexandra Papadjiakou (mezzo-soprano), Dilber (soprano), Nanco de Vries (bass), Luba Orgonasova (soprano), Raul Gimenez (tenor) Bergamo Musica Festival Orchestra, Bergamo Musica Festival Chorus, Hungarian State Opera Chorus, Hungarian State Opera Orchestra, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Netherlands Radio Choir, Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra, Antonino Fogliani, Tiziano Severini, Pier Giorgio Morandi, Alfred Walter, Alberto Zedda, Will Humburg, Andrew Mogrelia |
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Katarina Andreasson (violin), Bjorn Gafvert (harpsichord), Idil Biret (piano), Wolfram Rieger (piano), Christoph Genz (tenor), Lynda Russell (soprano), Christopher Dowie (organ), Roman Trekel (baritone), Ulrich Eisenlohr (piano), Ilya Rashkovsky (piano), Jeno Jando (piano), Klara Kormendi (piano) Swedish Chamber Orchestra, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Capella Istropolitana, Lille National Orchestra, Latvian State Choir, Leipzig Chamber Orchestra, Bridge String Quartet, Ulster Orchestra, Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice, Ukrainian St, Ondrej Lenard, Johannes Wildner, Jean-Claude Casadesus, Morten Schuldt-Jensen, Donald Johanos, JoAnn Falletta, Alfred Walter, Theodore Kuchar, Kees Bakels, David Lloyd-Jones, Hannu Lintu, Andrew Mogrelia, Adrian Leaper, Leif Segerstam, Arthur Kulling |
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| |  | Ludwig Thuille: Selected Songs
Thuille: | Im Mai, Op. 4. No. 3 Allerseelen, Op. 4, No. 4 Ganymed, Op. 4, No. 5 Waldesgang, Op. 7, No. 1 Nachtlied, Op. 7, No. 3 Botschaft, Op. 7, No. 4 Nächtliche Pfade, Op. 7, No. 5 Nicht daheim, Op. 7, No. 6 Jahreszeiten, Op. 7, No. 8 Waldeinsamkeit, Op. 12, No. 1 Die Nacht, Op. 12, No. 2 Sehnsucht, Op. 15, No. 2 Des Narren Regenlied, Op. 19, No. 3 Zauberblick, Op. 26, No. 1 Der traurige Jäger, Op. 26, No. 2 Devotionale, Op. 27, No. 1 In meiner Träume Heimat, Op. 27, No. 2 In goldener Fülle, Op. 27, No. 3 Die Insel der Vergessenheit, Op. 27, No. 4 Der Alte, Op. 32, No. 2 Abendlied, Op. 32, No. 3 Neujahrslied |
After a successful recording of Ludwig Thuille’s String Quartets, Capriccio continue their quest to cast light on a relatively forgotten composer. Thuille worked as a composer and teacher of the Münchner Schule, one of the leading musical centres of Europe at the turn of the 20th century. He was a friend of Richard Strauss and there is no doubt Strauss had a big influence on Thuille’s Lieder. On this new recording Baritone Roman Trekel and pianist Hartmut Höll perform a selection of Thuille’s works for voice and piano. “[Trekel's] voice is resiliently lively and sanguine of tone...Thuille is a serious entrant in the lieder stakes - exponents and enthusiast of the lied need to hear this Capriccio disc. Discoveries await and good ones too.” MusicWeb International, March 2013 | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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