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anon.: | Christe qui lux es (arr. C. Haas for voice and orchestra) | Bach, J S: | Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV1008: Sarabande | Coates, G: | Symphony No. 1: Refracted Mirror Canon for 14 Lines Symphony No. 15: What Are Stars? | Crumb: | Songs, Drones, and Refrains of Death: Death-Drone II | Glass, P: | String Quartet No. 2 'Company': I | Gorecki: | Kleines Requiem fur eine Polka, Op. 66 | Gregorian Chant: | In paradisum | Hildegard: | Vision (O Euchari in Leta Via) | Lang, D: | How to Pray | Lentz, G: | Caeli enarrant... VII, "Mysterium": Birrung | Ligeti: | String Quartet No. 2: Sostenuto, molto calmo | Liszt: | La Lugubre Gondola I, S200 No. 1 | Meyer, K: | String Quartet No. 6, Op. 51: Con moto | Pärt: | Für Alina | Penderecki: | The Dream of Jacob De Natura Sonoris No. 2 | Sallinen: | Notturno, Op. 14 | Schnittke: | Stille Musik for violin and cello | Tallis: | With all our hearts and mouths |
Anna Gorecka (piano), Alexei Lubimov (piano), Ilkka Paananen (piano), Nicholas Isherwood (bass-baritone), Arnaldo Cohen (piano), Csaba Onczay (cello), Burkhard Godhoff (violin), Maria Kliegel (cello) Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Oxford Camerata, Carducci String Quartet, Wieniawski String Quartet, Siegerland Orchestra, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ensemble Cosmedin, Ensemble 24, Ensemble New Art, Aurora Surgit, Parker Quartet, Vienna Rad, Antoni Wit, Jeremy Summerly, Jorge Rotter, Matthew Coorey, Fuat Kent, Alessio Randon, Michael Boder | |
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| |  | JS Bach: Violin Concertos BWV1041-1043
Gunar Letzbor, Daniel Sepec (violins) St. Florianer Sängerknaben, Kepler Konsort & Ars Antiqua Austria The ensemble Ars Antiqua Austria under the direction of the violinist Gunar Letzbor devote this double CD to Bach's instrumental and vocal works with reissued recordings originating from 1995 and 1996. CD 1 features the two Violin Concertos BWV1041 and 1042, with Letzbor as soloist, and the Double Violin concerto, in which Daniel Sepec takes on the equal role of second soloist. These works are augmented by Brandenburg Concerto No. 4, in which the concertino group includes not only solo violin but also two recorders, performed with great virtuosity and sinuous tone by Kees Boeke and Michael Oman. Bach’s arrangement of the Pergolesi 'Stabat Mater' known as Psalm 51 is seldom performed. Bach replaced Pergolesi’s text of the 'Stabat Mater' with the Lutheran translation of Psalm 51 and undertook a number of alterations to both vocal and instrumental parts. Bach attached great importance to the exact musical illustration of individual words of the text, producing an orchestral score with greater complexity and more heightened contrasts than the original Pergolesi. The special feature of this recording is the assignment of the St. Florianer Sängerknaben boys’ choir from which the excellent soloists have also been recruited. The CD also includes 'Himmelskönig, sei willkommen' in which the male vocal parts are sung by the Kepler Consort. | | | (also available to download from $21.00) | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Frederic Rosselet plays Bach, Berio, Dutilleux & Ligeti
Frederic Rosselet (cello) Swiss ‘cellist Frédéric Rosselet plays subtly and athletically. He is not a performer who shows off at every opportunity; his is a higher aesthetic. The technical prowess you will hear on this recording rivals the great virtuosi and his recording is on a grand scale. He uses this skill tastefully and reservedly. Frédéric plays two different 'cellos in this recording. A modern ‘cello, which he plays in the pieces by Berio, Ligeti and Dutilleux, made about 130 years ago by a student of Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume. For the two Bach suites, Frédéric chose a glorious instrument configured as they would have been played in the Baroque era, without a peg, a lighter sound post on the interior of the instrument, gut strings and a Baroque bow. Frédéric took First Place in Bach Solo Strings Competition & Thornton Concerto Competition with the Lutoslawski ‘cello concerto. | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Gidon Kremer: Anniversary Box-Set
Bach, J S: | Partita for solo violin No. 1 in B minor, BWV1002 Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV1004 Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV1006 | Mozart: | Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola & Orchestra in E flat major, K364 Serenade No. 6 in D major, K239 'Serenata Notturna' | Pärt: | Adagio (after Mozart) | Piazzólla: | Oblivion | Raskatov: | 5 Min. aus dem Leben von W.A.M. | Rozsa: | Theme and Variations for Violin, Cello & Orchestra, Op. 29a | Schnittke: | Stille Musik for violin and cello Moz-Art à la Haydn | Schubert: | String Quintet in C major, D956 |
DVD1: This DVD presents a very original program with hardly ever performed pieces and Kremer’s own version for string orchestra of Schubert famous Quintet which makes it particularly attractive. DVD2: It was in this spirit, that his fine young ensemble Kremerata Baltica presents music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart coupled with two contemporary works inspired by the great composer on this DVD. Recorded at the Salzburg Mozart Festival in 2002, the chamber orchestra, played Estonian Arvo Pärt’s “Mozart-Adagio” composed in the mid 1990s and “Moz-Art à la Haydn,” a humorous reflection on the two Austrian masters by Russian composer Alfred Schnittke. DVD3: His return to J. S. Bach’s partitas is a major event as Kremer’s first recording of these works was released almost a quarter of a century ago, and he hasn’t played the partitas in public for over twenty years. Those who have followed Gidon Kremer’s artistic development over the past 25 years will note how much his tone and articulation have changed.
For more than 40 years Gidon Kremer has been one of the world´s foremost violinists and - thanks to his insatiable curiosity and quest for new stimuli - one of today´s most intriguing musical personalities. In 1997 he gave himself a special present for his birthday: his own ensemble, made up of the best young musicians from the Baltic countries - his Kremerata Baltica. “For me it´s extremely important that I and my Kremerata Baltica identify with the music of our time.” This Edition is an outstanding example of his uncommonly extensive repertoire, featuring some of the greatest pieces ever composed from Bach to the whole new world of thrilling 20th century works. Picture format: NTSC 16:9 Sound Formats: PCM Stereo • DD 5.1 • DTS 5.1 Region code: 0 Booklet Notes: GB, D, F Subtitles DVD3: GB, D, F, E Running Time: 554 mins (DVD1 88 mins; DVD2 88 mins; DVD3 132 mins) | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Israel Philharmonic Orchestra: Anniversary Box-Set
Bach, J S: | Partita in D minor BWV1004 - Sarabande | Beethoven: | Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93 | Ben-Haim: | Symphony No. 1: Psalm | Brahms: | Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15 Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68 Leonard Bernstein Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90 Leonard Bernstein | Bruch: | Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26 Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26 | Chausson: | Poème for Violin & Orchestra, Op. 25 | Chopin: | Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21 Arthur Rubinstein (piano) Zubin Mehta Polonaise No. 6 in A flat major, Op. 53 'Héroïque' Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11 | Ravel: | La Valse | Saint-Saëns: | Introduction & Rondo capriccioso, Op. 28 | Weber: | Clarinet Concertino in E flat major, Op. 26 |
DVD 1: Widely acknowledged as one of the world’s most revered pianists, Arthur Rubinstein gives us a breathtaking performance of Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 2, accompanied by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Zubin Mehta; this is followed by Chopin’s sparkling ‘Héroïque’ Polonaise No. 6. DVD 2: The great musical communicator Leonard Bernstein joined forces with his favourite orchestra, the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, for this recording. In this live recording, filmed at the Great Concert Hall Jerusalem in 1978, Leonard Bernstein leads the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra in a revelatory performance of Brahms’ Symphonies Nos. 1&3. DVD 3: Joint Concert in Tel Aviv, 1990. Israel Philharmonic Orchestra with the Berliner Philharmoniker! Zubin Mehta, Paul Ben Haim, Viviane Hagner, Sharon Kam. DVD 4: 60th Anniversary Concert, 1996. With Isaac Stern, Gil Shaham, Maxim Vengerov, Pinchas Zukerman, Itzhak Perlman, Shlomo Mintz, Menahem Breuer, Ariel Shamai, conducted by Zubin Mehta. With an Anniversary Speech by Isaac Stern. DVD 5: Recorded live in Tel Aviv in 2006, this DVD honours the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra on its 70th anniversary. With soloists Pinchas Zukerman and Daniel Barenboim, the celebratory concert encompassed artistry far beyond the usual scope of music performance as it presented the brilliant work of many of the musicians most responsible for, and most appreciative of, the orchestra’s rich history. DVD 6: 75th Anniversary Concert 2011. With Julian Rachlin, Evgeny Kissin and Vadim Repin. Beethoven Symphony No.8, Saint-Saëns: Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso op. 28, Chausson: Poème for violin and orchestra, op. 25, Chopin: Piano Concerto No.1. DVD 7: Documentary “Coming Home” – The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, 2011 – A film by János Darvas.
Luxury 7 DVD Anniversary Box – Digipak in a slipcase, incl. 60page Booklet. A Must-have for every fan and friend of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra! Picture format: NTSC 4:3 - 16:9 Sound Formats: DVD1: PCM Mono; DVD2/3: PCM Stereo • DD 5.1 • DTS 5.1 Region code: 0 Booklet Notes: GB, D, F Subtitles: English, German, French, Hebrew, Spanish, Japanese Running Time: Disc1: 40 mins (Concert), 51 mins (Conversation); Disc2: 97 mins; Disc 3: 94 mins; Disc4: 94 mins; Disc5: 86 mins; Disc6: 95 mins (Concert); Disc7: 52 mins (Documentary) | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Heifetz Encores Volume 2Original 1946-47 Recordings
Arensky: | Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 54: Tempo di valse | Bach, J S: | English Suite No. 6 in D minor, BWV811: Gavottes I and II | Bax: | Mediterranean | Beethoven: | Dance No. 6 from 12 Deutsche Tänze WoO8 | Castelnuovo-Tedesco: | Sea Murmurs | Chopin: | Nocturne No. 19 in E minor, Op. 72 No. 1 | Debussy: | Il pleure dans mon cœur (No. 2 from Ariettes Oubliées) Préludes - Book 1: No. 8, La fille aux cheveux de lin | Falla: | Jota (No. 4 from Siete canciones populares españolas) arr. for violin and piano | Halffter, E: | Danza de la gitana | Korngold: | Holzapfel und Schlehwein Garden scene | Mendelssohn: | Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49 (Scherzo - Leggiero e vivace) Song without Words, Op. 19b No. 1 in E major 'Sweet Remembrance' | Milhaud: | Saudades do Brasil: Corcovado | Mozart: | Divertimento No. 17 in D Major, K334: Minuet | Nin: | Cantilena asturiana | Rimsky Korsakov: | Flight of the Bumble Bee | Sarasate: | Danza Española No. 3: Romanza Andaluza, Op. 22, No. 1 | Schubert: | Sonatina in D major, D384 (Op. posth. 137 No. 1): Rondo | Tansman: | Cinq Pieces pour Violon avec accompagnement de Piano ou de petit orchestre: Mouvement perpetuel | Wieniawska: | Tango |
Over four days of sessions in Hollywood during 1946 and 1947, Jascha Heifetz and his regular accompanist Emanuel Bay recorded this evocative series of encores. The repertoire was wide-ranging, and included three Spanish pieces by Sarasate, Nin and Ernesto Halffter, all delectably played, in his only recordings of them. He turned also to his own transcription of Bax’s Mediterranean as well as to staples such as Rimsky-Korsakov’s dazzling Flight of The Bumble-Bee. Throughout, Heifetz’s bowing, pizzicati, double stops, glissandi and inimitable portamenti grace these pieces with incredible freshness. Mark Obert-Thorn, reissue producer and audio restoration engineer “Puckish Mozart, dreaming Debussy, heartfelt Korngold, elegant Bach, sultry Falla: Heifetz the magician is on full display in these 1940s recordings.” BBC Music Magazine, May 2013 **** | | | (also available to download from $9.00) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Horns For The Holidays
Dallas Wind Symphony, Jerry Junkin SAN FRANCISCO -An outstanding new release from America’s premier professional wind band! The Dallas Wind Symphony has a worldwide legion of followers and this is their first recording of holiday music. Horns For The Holidays showcases an exciting 12-track lineup including brilliant original arrangements of festive favorites with many first recordings. This sonic spectacular also features the huge Fisk pipe organ at the Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas, and is faithfully captured by Reference Recordings’ world-renowned team of engineer Keith Johnson and producer Tam Henderson. A treat for wind band enthusiasts, audiophiles, and all who love great holiday music! And the liner notes are informative and a real hoot, as they might say in Texas! | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | A Baroque Christmas
anon.: | Pardon d'all'oriente tre Re per adorar Fantasia per sonar le Cornetto Born is the Babe Sweet was the song the Virgin sang Noel des Rois et des Princes | Bach, J S: | Cantata BWV133 'Ich freue mich in dir' Pastorale in F major, BWV590 Cantata BWV73 'Herr, wie du willt, so schicks mit mir': Das ist des Vaters Wille | Bassani, G B: | Nativitas tua Dei genitrix Nascere, nascere, dive puellule | Böddecker: | Sonata sopra 'la Monica' | Buxtehude: | Puer natus in Bethlehem, BuxWV217 Fantasia on 'Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern', BuxWV223 Das neugebor'ne Kindelein, BuxWV13 | Byrd: | Lullaby, my sweet little baby | Caccini, F: | O che nuovo stupor | Caurroy: | Fantaisie sur une jeune filette | Corelli: | Concerto grosso Op. 6 No. 8 in G minor 'fatto per la notte di Natale' | Dandrieu: | Noël “A minuit fait un reveil” Où s'en vont ces gais bergers? | Daquin: | Noël No. 10 Grand jeu et Duo Noël No. 11 en Recit en Taille, sur la Tierce du Positif, avec la Pedale de Flute, et en Duo | Donati: | Angelus Gabriel Descendit | Giorgi: | Tui sunt caeli | Grandi: | O intemerata | Krieger, J: | Ihr hirten verlasset die finstere nacht | Merula: | Canzonetta spirituale sopra alla nanna 'Hor ch'è il tempo di dormire' | Mont: | Christus natus est (Noël) O flos convallium | Rigatti: | Nunc dimittis | Scheidt: | Puer natus in Bethlehem Angelus ad Pastores Das alte Jahr vergangen ist | Schütz: | Weihnachts-Historie, SWV435: excerpts | Weckmann: | Gegrueßet seist du, Holdselige | Ziani: | Alma Redemptoris Mater |
The celebration of the Nativity has always been a source of inspiration for composers. The different elements of the evangelical narrative evoke numerous images: tender feelings before the Baby Jesus; the gentleness of his mother, the Virgin Mary; the procession of the three Wise Men; the angelic choirs in Heaven; and these shepherds gathered in the manger. All that appears in the musical repertoire linked to this holiday, as well as the presence of colourful instrumentations and themes connected to folk traditions. This set, released by Ricercar, brings together all these elements, drawn from the repertoires of the Renaissance and Baroque eras. | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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| |  | Classical Music for Dinner Parties
Bach, J S: | Goldberg Variations, BWV988: Aria Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV1049 (3rd Movement) Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV1043: Largo ma non tanto | Beethoven: | String Quartet No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 131: Andante ma non troppo e molto cantabile | Boccherini: | Minuet in A major from String Quintet Op. 11 No. 5, G275 | Brahms: | Variations on a theme by Haydn for orchestra, Op. 56a 'St Anthony Variations': Theme | Corelli: | Concerto grosso Op. 6 No. 8 in G minor 'fatto per la notte di Natale': Pastorale | Debussy: | Clair de Lune (from Suite Bergamasque) | Elgar: | Sospiri, Op. 70 Chanson de Matin, Op. 15 No. 2 | Fauré: | Berceuse from Dolly Suite, Op. 56 | Grieg: | Holberg Suite, Op. 40: Gavotte (version for orchestra) | Haydn: | String Quartet, Op. 64 No. 5 in D major 'The Lark': Adagio cantabile | Mendelssohn: | Song without Words, Op. 62 No. 6 in A major 'Spring Song' | Mozart: | Clarinet Quintet in A major, K581 - Larghetto Serenade No. 10 in B flat major, K361 'Gran Partita' - Adagio Flute Quartet No. 1 in D major, K285: Allegro Serenade No. 13 in G major, K525 'Eine kleine Nachtmusik': Romance (Andante) | Nielsen: | Wind Quintet, Op. 43 (FS 100): Menuetto | Rachmaninov: | Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 19 - Andante | Sanz: | Canarios (arr. R. Budasz) | Satie: | Gymnopédie No. 1 (orch. Debussy) | Schubert: | The Trout Quintet D667: Andante Piano Trio movement in B flat major, D28 | Schumann: | Piano Quintet Op. 44 - Scherzo | Sibelius: | Rakastava, Op. 14, for strings & percussion: Rakastetun tie | Tárrega: | Recuerdos de la Alhambra | Telemann: | Quartet in G minor, TWV 43:g92: Vivace - Moderato - Vivace | Vaughan Williams: | Fantasia on Greensleeves (arr. R. Greaves) |
Gyorgy Eder (cello), Pierre-Alain Volondat (piano), Patrick de Hooge (piano), Jozsef Balogh (clarinet), Janet Guggenheim (piano), Michael Grebanier (cello), Jeno Jando (piano), Istvan Toth (double bass), Francois-Joel Thiollier (piano), Jean Claude Gerard (flute), Gerald Garcia (guitar), Christine Pichlmeier (violin), Lisa Stewart (violin), Peter Nagy (piano), Mats Bergstrom (guitar) Danubius Quartet, Oslo Camerata, Capella Istropolitana, Kodaly Quartet, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, German Wind Soloists, English Northern Philharmonia, Villa Musica Ensemble, Swiss Baroque Soloists, London Philharmonic Orchestra, CSSR State Philharmo, Stephan Barratt-Due, Adrian Leaper, James Judd, David Lloyd-Jones, Marin Alsop, Peter Breiner, Helmut Muller-Bruhl, Wolfgang Sobotka, Jaroslav Krcek | |
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| |  | The New Organ of the Mercatorhalle Duisburg
Iveta Apkalna (organ) & Thomas Trotter (organ) | | | This item is currently out of stock at the UK distributor. You may order it now but please be aware that it may be six weeks or more before it can be despatched. |
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