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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Mozart: Clarinet Concerto, Bassoon Concerto & Flute Concerto No. 2
In the year of his 80th birthday, Claudio Abbado and his superb orchestra continue their Mozart celebration with critically acclaimed solo concerto performances. The third of a three album series of Mozart wind compositions puts Claudio Abbado’s inimitable, refined stamp on this music of vigour, grace and beauty. Guilhaume Santana’s bassoon – mournfully and boisterous by turn – exploits every interpretive possibility in Mozart’s earliest surviving wind concerto, the Bassoon Concerto , K. 191. The arcadian chase that is the Flute Concerto No. 2, K. 314 proves an exhilarating and easy conquest of perfection by flautist Jacques Zoon and clarinettist Alessandro Carbonare spins tonal majesty out of thin air in the reflective Concerto in A, K. 622. The second movement of the clarinet concert is known for its use in famous movie " Out of Africa " (1985) by Sydney Pollack (starring Robert Redford and Meryl Streep). “This is playing that would surely have appeased Mozart’s stated aversion to the flute...[in the Clarinet Concerto] Carbonare’s immaculate technique, mellifluous tone and aristocratic musical instincts...are given instinctive support by Abbado and his players. This is Olympian Mozart, a pleasure to hear from first to last.” Sunday Times, 28th April 2013 | 
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| |  | Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante and Flute & Harp Concerto
Having released three Pergolesi albums in 2010 and a Bach set in 2011, Maestro Abbado continues his devotion to 18th-century repertoire with three albums of Mozart’s wondrous wind compositions. This second release includes the Sinfonia concertante in E flat, and the ever-popular Flute & Harp Concerto. “Abbado's supreme affinity for Mozart ensures that these are some of the most satisfying and energising performances you will ever hear.” bbc.co.uk, 14th December 2011 “With soloists from his own Orchestra Mozart, Claudio Abbado here demonstrates formidably their virtuosity and sensitivity...The interweaving of soloists is a delight, with Letizia Belmondo on the harp. They are well balanced against the orchestra, so that the glorious melody in the slow movement comes out ravishingly...their crisp precision of ensemble speaks for itself.” Gramophone Magazine, March 2012 “The present Mozart performances fulfill and even surpass my expectations. The rhythmic ensemble of the four soloists is well-nigh perfect, yet Abbado somehow 'wills' them into not making the works sound too effortless, so that their musical tension is maintained...DG, maestro Abbado and Orchestra Mozart, please continue!” International Record Review, February 2012 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Gaubert - Complete Works for Flute Volume 1
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| |  | Varèse - The Complete Works
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| |  | Ligeti - Clear or Cloudy
Ligeti: | Sonata for Cello solo Matt Haimovitz Six Bagatelles for wind quintet Jacques Zoon, Douglas Boyd, Richard Hosford, James Sommerville, Matthew Wilkie, Claudio Abbado String Quartet No. 1 'Métamorphoses nocturnes' Hagen Quartett Ten Pieces for Wind Quintet Wiener Bläsersolisten String Quartet No. 2 LaSalle Quartet Atmosphères Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Claudio Abbado Volumina Lux aeterna Helmut Franz Chor des Norddeutschen Rundfunks Organ Study No. 1 'Harmonies' Gerd Zacher Lontano Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Claudio Abbado Ramifications Ensemble Intercontemporain, Pierre Boulez Melodien for orchestra London Sinfonietta, David Atherton Aventures Cello Concerto Jean-Guihen Queyras Ensemble Intercontemporain, Pierre Boulez Chamber Concerto for 13 instruments Ensemble Intercontemporain, Pierre Boulez Mysteries of the Macabre arr. Elgar Howarth Håkan Hardenberger, Roland Pöntinen Double Concerto for Flute and Oboe Jacques Zoon & Douglas Boyd Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Claudio Abbado The Big Turtle-Fanfare from the South China Sea Håkan Hardenberger Pieces (3) for two pianos Aloys Kontarsky, Alfons Kontarsky Étude No. 4 'Fanfares' Gianluca Cascioli Piano Concerto Pierre-Laurent Aimard Ensemble Intercontemporain, Pierre Boulez Violin Concerto Saschko Gawriloff Ensemble Intercontemporain, Pierre Boulez Étude No. 2 'Cordes à vide' Gianluca Cascioli |
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Orchestral Choice - December 2006 |
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| |  | The Art of Chailly
Bartók: | Concerto for Orchestra, BB 123, Sz.116 Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra The Miraculous Mandarin, Op. 19, Sz. 73 (complete ballet) Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Laurenscantorij Choir | Berg: | Piano Sonata, Op. 1 orch. Theo Verbey Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra | Berio: | Orchestral transcriptions Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi | Bruckner: | Symphony No. 7 in E Major Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin | Debussy: | Sarabande orch. Ravel Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Danse in E major orch. Ravel Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra | Dvorak: | Carnival Overture, Op. 92 Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 'From the New World' Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra | Gershwin: | Rhapsody in Blue version for two pianos and orchestra Katia and Marielle Labeque (pianos) Cleveland Orchestra Lullaby for Strings Cleveland Orchestra An American in Paris, tone poem Cleveland Orchestra Cuban Overture Cleveland Orchestra | Mahler: | Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor Peter Masseurs (trumpet), Jakob Slagter (horn) Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra | Mendelssohn: | Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 56 'Scottish' Gewandhausorchester Piano Concerto No. 3 in E minor (1842/44) Roberto Prosseda (piano) Gewandhausorchester Hebrides Overture, Op. 26 Gewandhausorchester Sketch (Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish") orch. Christian Voss Gewandhausorchester | Messiaen: | Turangalîla Symphony Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano), Takashi Harada (ondes Martinot) Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra | Mussorgsky: | Pictures at an Exhibition Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra | Ravel: | Boléro Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra | Rossini: | Guillaume Tell Overture Giuseppe Laffranchini (cello solo) Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala Il Signor Bruschino Overture Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala Overture: Bianca e Falliero Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala Il barbiere di Siviglia Overture Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala Armida Overture Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala Semiramide Overture Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala L'inganno felice Overture Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala Matilde di Shabran Overture Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala Overture: Demetrio e Polibio Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala La gazza ladra Overture Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala | Schoenberg: | Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4 Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin 5 orchestral pieces, Op. 16 Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra | Shostakovich: | Moscow-Cheryomushki - Suite from the operetta, Op. 105 Philadelphia Orchestra Ballet Suite No. 5 from 'The Bolt' Op. 27a Philadelphia Orchestra The Gadfly - excerpts from the film music, Op. 97 Erez Ofer (solo violin) Philadelphia Orchestra | Stravinsky: | Petrushka (1947 version) Jacques Zoon (flute), Peter Masseurs (trumpet), Ruud van der Brink (piano) Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Pulcinella Anna Caterina Antonacci (soprano), Pietro Ballo (tenor), William Shimell (bass) Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra | Tchaikovsky: | Romeo & Juliet - Fantasy Overture Cleveland Orchestra Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32 Cleveland Orchestra Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64 Wiener Philharmoniker | Varèse: | Tuning up Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Amériques Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Poème Electronique Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Arcana Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Nocturnal Sarah Leonard (soprano) Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Men of the Prague Philharmonic Choir Un grand sommeil noir Mireille Delunsch (soprano) Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra | Webern: | Passacaglia for Orchestra, Op. 1 Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra |
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