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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | The Early Recordings of Fritz Wunderlich
Helm: | Die Belagerung von Tottenbuerg recorded in November Günther Ambrosius (Fühler Feldoberst), Franz Fehringer (Adjutant), Fritz Wunderlich (Leutnant), Hetty Plümacher (Agnes), Rudolf Gonszar (Bürgermeister) Sinfonie-Orchester Stuttgart, Süddeutscher Rundfunk Stuttgart, Hans Müller-Kray | Janacek: | Osud (Fate) recorded live on 26th October 1958 Stefan Schwer (Dr. Suda), Lore Wißmann (Siecna Mila), Hans Günter Nöcker (Konecny), Gustav Grefe (Lhotsky), Josef Traxel (Zivny), Paula Brivkalne (Mila's Mother), Engelbert Czubok (Verva), Hans Blessin (Student), Paula Bauer (Kosinska), Margarethe Bence (Old Slovak Woman), Karin Fischer (Mila's child), Liselotte Rebmann (A councillor's wife), Sieglinde Kahmann (Young Girl), Anja Silja (Voice of a pupil), Fritz Wunderlich (Singer of Lensky) Württembergisches Staatsorchester, Hans Schwieger | Mozart: | Die Zauberflöte, K620: excerpts recorded on 25th May 1958 Fritz Wunderlich (Tamino), Maria van Dongen (Pamina), Jan Derksen (Papageno), Albert van Haasteren (Sprecher), Julianna Farkas (Königin der Nacht) Omroeporkest, Het groot Omroepkoor, Bernard Haitink | Stravinsky: | Persephone recorded on 11th November 1960 Fritz Wunderlich (Eumolphe), Doris Schade (speaker) RSO Frankfurt, Dean Dixon |
This collection, including lesser known works such as Stravinsky’s Perséphone and Janácek’s OSUD/Fate, will be of great interest to collectors of recordings by this German lyric tenor. The recordings were made in 1958 and 1960. “The Mozart overture is missing and the cast variable, but Wunderlich’s Tamino strikes a fresh-minted, princely note. Strictly for connoisseurs.” Financial Times, 23rd June 2012 *** | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Jan Derksen sings Verdi Volume 3
Verdi: | I Due Foscari Jan Derksen (Francesco Foscari), Luigi Lega (Jacopo Foscari), Angeles Gulin (Lucrezia Contarini), Ugo Trama (Jacopo Loredano), Cor Niessen (Barbarigo), Adriana Hali (Pisana) Fulvio Vernizzi La Traviata (excerpts) Marilyn Tyler (Violetta), Michele Molese (Alfredo), Jan Derksen (Germont/Marchese d'Obigny) Bernard Haitink Don Carlo (excerpts) Jan Derksen (Rodrigo), Neil Shicoff (Don Carlo), Antoinette Tiemessen (Elisabetta di Valois), Elizabeth Connell (Eboli), Williard White (Filippo II) Hans Vonk Urna fatale (from La Forza del Destino) Jan Derksen (Don Carlo) Charles Mackerras |
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| |  | London Philharmonic Orchestra 75th AnniversaryBox Set Volume 2: 1958-1982
4 CDs for the price of 3 “The disc to savour here has Solti conducting the premiere of John McCabe’s Concerto for Orchestra, commissioned for the LPO’s 50th birthday, plus Haitink in the first performance of Malcolm Arnold’s Philharmonic
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| |  | Very Best of English Song
anon.: | Willow song Alfred Deller (countertenor), Desmond Dupré (lute) | Balfe: | Come into the garden, Maud Robert Tear (tenor), André Previn (piano) | Bishop, H R: | Home, Sweet Home Robert Tear (tenor), André Previn (piano) | Brahe: | Bless this house Dame Janet Baker (mezzo), Sir Philip Ledger (piano) | Britten: | The foggy, foggy dew Robert Tear (tenor), André Previn (piano) The Plough Boy Robert Tear (tenor), André Previn (piano) Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings, Op. 31 Robert Tear (tenor), Alan Civil (horn) Northern Sinfonia, Sir Neville Marriner Les illuminations, Op. 18 John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Pauline Lowbury (violin) Britten Sinfonia, Nicholas Cleobury | Butterworth, G: | Loveliest of Trees Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor), David Willison (piano) Love Blows As The Wind Blows Robert Tear (tenor) Vernon Handley | Byrd: | Lullaby, my sweet little baby Michael Chance (countertenor) Fretwork Elegy on the death of Thomas Tallis Michael Chance (countertenor), Christopher Wilson (lute) | Carter, S: | Down Below Ian Wallace (bass-baritone), Donald Swann (piano) | Delius: | Sea Drift John Noble (baritone) Liverpool Philharmonic Choir, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Groves | Dibdin: | Tom Bowling Robert Tear (tenor), André Previn (piano) | Dowland: | Sorrow, stay Dame Emma Kirkby (soprano), Anthony Rooley (lute) Can she excuse my wrongs? (First Booke of Songes, 1597) Dame Emma Kirkby (soprano), Anthony Rooley (lute) Awake, sweet love Dame Emma Kirkby (soprano), Anthony Rooley (lute) Woeful heart Dame Emma Kirkby (soprano), Anthony Rooley (lute) Shall I sue? Charles Daniels (tenor), David Miller (lute) Me, me, and none but me Charles Daniels (tenor), David Miller (lute) Flow my teares (Lacrimæ) Charles Daniels (tenor), David Miller (lute) | Elgar: | Sea Pictures, Op. 37 Dame Janet Baker (mezzo) London Symphony Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli Two Songs Op. 60 (The Torch; The River) Robert Tear (tenor) City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Vernon Handley | Finzi: | Since we loved Ian Bostridge (tenor), Julius Drake (piano) Rollicum-rorum Jonathan Lemalu (bass-baritone), Roger Vignoles (piano) Dies natalis, Op. 8 Wilfred Brown (tenor) English Chamber Orchestra, Christopher Finzi | Gurney: | Down by the Salley Gardens Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor), David Willison (piano) Black Stitchel Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor), David Willison (piano) | Ireland: | The Salley Gardens Dame Janet Baker (mezzo), Gerald Moore (piano) Sea Fever Jonathan Lemalu (bass-baritone), Roger Vignoles (piano) | Johnson, R: | Where the bee sucks Alfred Deller (countertenor), Desmond Dupré (lute) Full fathom five Alfred Deller (countertenor), Desmond Dupré (lute) | Keel: | Trade Winds (No. 2 from Three Salt-Water Ballads) Jonathan Lemalu (bass-baritone), Roger Vignoles (piano) | Morley: | It was a lover and his lass Alfred Deller (countertenor), Desmond Dupré (lute) O mistress mine Alfred Deller (countertenor), Desmond Dupré (lute) | Mortimer: | The Smuggler's Song Owen Brannigan (bass), Gerald Moore (piano) | Parry: | O Mistress Mine Dame Janet Baker (mezzo), Gerald Moore (piano) | Peel: | Bredon Hill Sir Thomas Allen (baritone), Geoffrey Parsons (piano) In Summertime on Bredon orchestral version Frederick Harvey (baritone) George Weldon | Purcell: | Fairest Isle (from King Arthur) Nancy Argenta (soprano), Nigel North (lute) Music for a while, Z583 Nancy Argenta (soprano), John Toll (harpsichord) I attempt from love's sickness to fly in vain (from The Indian Queen) Nancy Argenta (soprano), Paul Nicholson (harpsichord) If music be the food of love, Z379 Nancy Argenta (soprano), Richard Boothby (lute), John Toll (harpsichord) An Evening Hymn 'Now that the sun hath veiled his light', Z193 Nancy Argenta (soprano), Paul Nicholson (harpsichord) | Quilter: | Love's Philosophy, Op. 3 No. 1 (Shelley) Dame Janet Baker (mezzo), Gerald Moore (piano) Now sleeps the crimson petal, Op. 3 No. 2 (Tennyson) Sir Thomas Allen (baritone), Geoffrey Parsons (piano) Come away, death Ian Bostridge (tenor), Julius Drake (piano) | Sanderson, W: | Devonshire Cream and Cider orchestral version Frederick Harvey (baritone) Philharmonia Orchestra, George Weldon | Stanford: | Drake's Drum Robert Lloyd (bass), Nina Walker (piano) The Old Superb Robert Lloyd (bass), Nina Walker (piano) Songs of the Sea, Op. 91 Benjamin Luxon (bass-baritone) Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Norman Del Mar | Swann, D: | A Transport of Delight (The Omnibus) Ian Wallace (bass-baritone), Donald Swann (piano) The Wart Hog Ian Wallace (bass-baritone), Donald Swann (piano) The Hippopotamus Song (Mud, mud, glorious mud) Michael Flanders & Donald Swann | trad.: | Greensleeves Alfred Deller (countertenor), Desmond Dupré (lute) | Vaughan Williams: | Linden Lea Dame Janet Baker (mezzo), Gerald Moore (piano) The Lamb Ian Partridge (tenor), Janet Craxton (piano) The Shepherd Ian Partridge (tenor) Silent Noon Ian Bostridge (tenor), Julius Drake (piano) Songs of Travel Sir Thomas Allen (baritone) Sir Simon Rattle Five Mystical Songs John Shirley-Quirk (bass-baritone) Choir of King's College Cambridge, English Chamber Orchestra, Sir David Willcocks On Wenlock Edge orchestral version Ian Bostridge (tenor) London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bernard Haitink | Walton: | Popular Song from 'Façade' Fenella Fielding, Michael Flanders Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields, Sir Neville Marriner | Warlock: | My Own Country Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor), David Willison (piano) Passing By Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor), David Willison (piano) Pretty Ring Time Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor), David Willison (piano) Balulalow Dame Janet Baker (mezzo), Sir Philip Ledger (piano) Yarmouth Fair Owen Brannigan (bass), Ernest Lush (piano) | Woodforde-Finden: | Kashmiri Song Frederick Harvey (baritone), Jack Byfield (piano) |
Ranging from Shakespeare’s contemporaries to the Victorian school and beyond, this fine box set calls on some of the greatest artists—including a wealth of British talent—to celebrate the diversity and longevity of English song. From simple melodic expression to the textural sophistication of orchestral settings, with the sea and landscape assuming a prominent role throughout, the songs included here comprise a fitting tribute, simultaneously revealing the rich cultural legacy of English poetry. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Ultimate BrahmsThe Essential Masterpieces
Brahms: | Symphonies Nos. 1-4 (Complete) Wiener Symphoniker, Wolfgang Sawallisch Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15 Claudio Arrau (piano) Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83 Claudio Arrau (piano) Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink Double Concerto for Violin & Cello in A minor, Op. 102 Henryk Szeryng (violin) & János Starker (cello) Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77 Henryk Szeryng (violin) Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink Variations on a theme by Haydn for orchestra, Op. 56a 'St Anthony Variations' Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink Tragic Overture, Op. 81 Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80 Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink |
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| |  | Glyndebourne DiamondsFive Great Opera Productions from the Glyndebourne Festival Opera
Beethoven: | Fidelio, Op. 72 (1979) Elisabeth Söderström (Leonore), Anton de Ridder (Florestan), Curt Applegren (Rocco), Robert Allman (Pizarro), Elizabeth Gale (Marzelline), Ian Caley (Jaquino), Michael Langdon (Fernando), David Johnston (First Prisoner), Roger Bryson (Second Prisoner) Bernard Haitink | Monteverdi: | Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria (1973) Benjamin Luxon (Ulisse), Janet Baker (Penelope), Ian Caley (Telemaco), Robert Lloyd (Nettuno), Anne Howells (Minerva), Rae Woodland (Giunone), Brian Burrows (Giove) Raymond Leppard | Stravinsky: | The Rake's Progress (1975) Leo Goeke (Tom Rakewell), Felicity Lott (Anne Trulove), Samuel Ramey (Nick Shadow), Richard Van Allan (Trulove), Rosalind Elias (Baba the Turk) Bernard Haitink | Verdi: | Falstaff (1976) Donald Gramm (Falstaff), Benjamin Luxon (Ford), Kay Griffel (Alice Ford), Elizabeth Gale (Nannetta), Max René Cosotti (Fenton), Nucci Condò (Mistress Quickly), Reni Penkova (Meg Page), Bernard Dickerson (Bardolfo), Ugo Trama (Pistola), John Fryatt (Dr Cajus) John Pritchard Macbeth (1972) Kostas Paskalis (Macbeth), Josephine Barstow (Lady Macbeth), James Morris (Banco), Keith Erwen (Macduff), Ian Caley (Malcolm), Rae Woodland (Dama), Brian Donlan (Medico), Ian Caddy (Domestico), John Tomlinson (Sicaro) John Pritchard |
Recording Date: 2007
Place of recording: From the Glyndebourne Festival Opera
Running Time: 681 min
Picture Format: 4:3
Sound Format: PCM Stereo
Menu Languages NTSC: D, F, GB, SP
Subtitle Languages NTSC: D, F, GB, I, SP
“[On Falstaff] This performance is typical of the high standards of ensemble playing pertaining at Glyndebourne in the 1970s.” Gramophone Magazine | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Ultimate Beethoven
Beethoven: | Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 'Pastoral' Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 'Choral' Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58 Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) Wiener Philharmoniker, Zubin Mehta Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 73 'Emperor' Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) Wiener Philharmoniker, Zubin Mehta Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 Henryk Szeryng (violin) Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink Romance No. 1 for Violin and Orchestra in G major, Op. 40 Henryk Szeryng (violin) Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink Romance No. 2 for Violin and Orchestra in F major, Op. 50 Henryk Szeryng (violin) Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 'Pathetique' Claudio Arrau (piano) Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 'Appassionata' Claudio Arrau (piano) Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 ‘Moonlight' Claudio Arrau (piano) |
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| |  | Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1-9
“A Beethoven cycle for our times.” The Gazette “a towering achievement” The Times | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Jan Derksen: Un Giubileo Immaginario
Berg: | Wozzeck (highlights) Recorded on 16th November 1973 Jan Derksen (Wozzeck), Maralin Niska (Marie), Jan Blinkhof (Tambourmajor), Rene Claassen (Andres), Matti Juhani (Hauptmann), Pieter van den Berg (Doktor), Inge Frohlich (Margret) Nederlands Operakoor Radio Philharmonisch Orkest, Michael Gielen | Bizet: | Carmen: excerpts Recorded on 19th February 1979 Cora Canne Meyer (Carmen), 'Ion Buzea (Don Jose), Jan Derksen (Escamillo) Utrecht Symphony Orchestra, Kees Bakels | Donizetti: | Lucia di Lammermoor (excerpts) Recorded on 1st January 1973 Sonja Poot (Lucia), Jan Derksen (Enrico) Amsterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, John Matheson Lucia di Lammermoor (excerpts) Recorded on 26th September 1975 Cristina Deutekom (Lucia), Jan Derksen (Enrico) Amsterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Carlo Franci Lucia di Lammermoor (excerpts) Recorded on 5th May 1982 Joan Sutherland (Lucia), Jan Derksen (Enrico), Adriaan van Limpt (Edgardo) Nederlands Operakoor, Omroeporkest, Richard Bonynge | Loevendie: | Naima: excerpts Recorded on 12th June 1985 Jan Derksen (Hunchback), Jard van Nes (Naima) Amsterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Lucas Vis | Mahler: | Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (4 songs, complete) Recorded on 24th June 1973 Omroeporkest, Hubert Soudant | Maillart: | Ne vous montrez pas, femmes, veuves ou filles (from Les Dragons de Villars) Recorded in 1961 Jan Dirksen (Thibaut), Sophia van Sante (Georgette) Omroepkoor, Omroeporkest, Albert Wolff | Messager: | Fortunio: excerpts Elly Ameling (Jacqueline), Jan Derksen (Clavaroche), Hans Wilbrink (Landry), Jos Burcksen (Maitre Andre) Omroepkoor, Omroeporkest, Albert Wolff | Mozart: | Die Zauberflöte, K620: excerpts Recorded on 25th May 1958 Fritz Wunderlich (Tamino), Maria van Dongen (Pamina), Jan Derksen (Papageno), Nel Duval (Papagena), Reinier Schweppe (Monostatos) Omroepkoor, Radio Filharmonisch Orkest, Bernard Haitink Soave sia il vento (from Così fan tutte) Recorded on 2nd February 1958 Elly Ameling (Fiordiligi), Sophia van Sante (Dorabella), Jan Derksen (Alfonso) Radio Kamerorkest, Maurits van den Berg Non siate ritrosi (from Così fan tutte) Recorded on 2nd February 1958 Jan Derksen (Alfonso) Radio Kamerorkest, Maurits van den Berg | Orff: | Carmina Burana (excerpts) Recorded on 9th December 1967 Nelly van der Spek (soprano), Simon van der Geest (tenor), Jan Derksen (baritone) Radio Philharmonisch Orkest, Tivoli Jongenskoor, Groot Omroepkoor, Willem van Otterloo | Puccini: | Tosca: excerpts Recorded on 11th February 1973 Gerry de Groot (Tosca), Jan Blinkhof (Cavaradossi), Jan Derksen (Scarpia), Tom Haenen (Sacristan), Nico Boer (Spoletta), Willem Laakman (Sciarrone) Nederlands Operakoor, Bohumil Gregor Tosca: excerpts Recorded on 19th February 1976 Jennie Veeninga (Tosca), Jan Derksen (Scarpia) Hans Vonk Il tabarro Recorded on 11th June 1977 Jan Derksen (Michele), Harry Theyard (Luigi), Nancy Schade (Giorgetta), Debbia Brown (Frugola) Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Edo de Waart | Rossini: | Il barbiere di Siviglia (highlights) Recorded in 1966; sung in Dutch Jan Derksen (Figaro), Arjan Blanken (Il Conte Almaviva), Cora Canne Meyer (Rosina), Henk Smit (Bartolo), Guus Hoekman (Basilio) Omroepkoor, Omroeporkest, Anton Kersjes |
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