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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Glenn Gould plays everything but BachMozart, Beethoven, Strauss and Brahms
Beethoven: | Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 73 'Emperor' Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Karel Ancerl | Brahms: | Ballades (4), Op. 10 Intermezzi (3), Op. 117 Intermezzo in E flat minor, Op. 118 No. 6 Intermezzo in E major, Op. 116 No. 4 Intermezzo in A minor, Op. 76 No. 7 Intermezzo in A major, Op. 76 No. 6 Intermezzo in B minor, Op. 119 No. 1 Intermezzo in A minor, Op. 118 No. 1 Intermezzo in A major, Op. 118 No. 2 | Mozart: | Piano Sonata No. 8 in A minor, K310 Piano Sonata No. 10 in C major, K330 Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major, K331 'Alla Turca' Piano Sonata No. 14 in C minor, K457 Piano Sonata No. 16 in C major, K545 'Facile' | Strauss, R: | Burleske for Piano and orchestra in D minor Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Golschmann |
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| |  | Jascha Heifetz: The Infernal ViolinThe Great Concertos
Bach, J S: | Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV1004: Chaconne | Beethoven: | Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 | Brahms: | Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77 Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner | Bruch: | Scottish Fantasy, Op. 46 New Symphony Orchestra of London, Sir Malcolm Sargent | Gershwin: | Preludes (3) trans. Heifetz Brooks Smith (piano) | Glazunov: | Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 82 RCA Victor Orchestra, Walter Hendl | Mendelssohn: | Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Munch | Sibelius: | Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Walter Hendl | Tchaikovsky: | Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner |
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| |  | Isaac Stern: The Soul of the Violin
Bach, J S: | Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV1043 Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, BWV1041 Violin Concerto No. 2 in E major, BWV1042 Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV1043 Concerto for Oboe & Violin in C minor, BWV1060 | Barber, S: | Violin Concerto, Op. 14 | Beethoven: | Romance No. 1 for Violin and Orchestra in G major, Op. 40 Piano Trio No. 7 in B flat Major, Op. 97 'Archduke' | Borodin: | String Quartet No. 2 in D major | Brahms: | Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77 String Quintet No. 2 in G major, Op. 111 Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor, Op. 101 | Bruch: | Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26 | Dvorak: | Humoresque in G flat major, Op. 101 No. 7 | Haydn: | London Trio II, Hob.IV:2 in G major | Kreisler: | Liebesleid | Lalo: | Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21 | Mendelssohn: | Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 | Rachmaninov: | Vocalise, Op. 34 No. 14 | Schubert: | String Quintet in C major, D956 Sonatina in G minor, D408 (Op. posth. 137 No. 3) | Tchaikovsky: | Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 |
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| |  | David Geringas: Original Jacket Collection
Bach, C P E: | Trio in B minor for flute, violin and basso continuo, Wq 143 Aurele Nicolet (flute), Josef Suk (violin), Christiane Jaccottet (harpsichord) | Bach, J S: | Adagio (from Toccata, Adagio & Fugue, BWV564) arr. A. Siloti Tatjana Schatz (piano) Trio Sonata in G major, BWV1038 Aurele Nicolet (flute), Josef Suk (violin), Christiane Jaccottet (harpsichord) | Banner: | Sonata in C major Edgar Krapp (organ) | Beethoven: | Cello Sonata No. 4 in C major, Op. 102 No. 1 Asa Amintajeva (piano) | Boccherini: | Cello Concerto No. 2 in D major, G. 479 RIAS-Sinfonietta Berlin, Leopold Hagen | Brahms: | Feldeinsamkeit, Op. 86 No. 2 Wie Melodien zieht es mir, Op. 105 No. 1 Sapphische Ode, Op. 94 No. 4 Wiegenlied, Op. 49 No. 4 (Lullaby) Liebestreu, Op. 3 No. 1 Minnelied Op. 71 No. 5 Tatjana Schatz (piano) | Bruch: | Kol Nidrei, Op. 47 Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Lawrence Foster | Couperin, F: | Pastorale arr. G. Cassado Tatjana Schatz (piano) | Dvorak: | Waldesruhe (Silent woods) for cello and orchestra, Op. 68 No. 5 Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Lawrence Foster Rondo in G minor for cello & orchestra, Op. 94, B. 181 Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Lawrence Foster | Francoeur: | Cello Sonata in E major Asa Amintajeva (piano) | Gabrielli: | Sonata for cello & basso continuo in G major Sonata for Cello and b.c. in A major Edgar Krapp (organ) | Glazunov: | Chant du Ménestrel, Op. 71 Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Lawrence Foster Spanish Serenade, Op. 20 No. 2 Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Lawrence Foster Mélodie for cello & orchestra in D major, Op. 20/1 Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Lawrence Foster | Handel: | Trio Sonata, HWV 386a in c minor, Op. 2 No. 1a Trio Sonata, HWV 387 in G minor, Op. 2 No. 2 Aurele Nicolet (flute), Josef Suk (violin), Christiane Jaccottet (harpsichord) Sonata No. 3 in C major Tatjana Schatz (piano) | Haydn: | Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major, Hob. VIIb:1 RIAS-Sinfonietta Berlin, Leopold Hagen Cello Concerto No. 2 in D major, Hob. VIIb:2 (Op. 101) Sinfonieorchester des Norddeutschen Rundfunks, Woldemar Nelsson | Khachaturian, K: | Cello Sonata Karen Khachaturian (piano) | Mendelssohn: | Song without Words for Cello & Piano, Op. 109 Tatjana Schatz (piano) Song without Words for Cello & Piano, Op. 109 Tatjana Schatz (piano) | Messiaen: | Louange à l'Éternité de Jesus (from Quatuor pour la fin du temps) Karen Khachaturian (piano) | Mozart: | Serenade No. 7 in D major, K250 'Haffner' - Rondo arr. F. Kreisler Tatjana Schatz (piano) | Picinetti: | Sonata in C major Edgar Krapp (organ) | Popper: | Concert Etude Op. 55/2 Concert Etude in F sharp minor for solo cello Tatjana Schatz (piano) | Prokofiev: | Masks from ‘Romeo and Juliet' arr. Grunes/Geringas Romeo and Juliet - Suite No. 2, Op. 64b: Dance of the Antilles Girls arr. D. Geringas The Tale of the Stone Flower, Op. 118: Waltz arr. S. Knuschewitzky The Love for Three Oranges: March arr. Rostropovich Adagio for cello & piano (from Cinderella), Op. 97bis arr. S. Prokofiev Tatjana Schatz (piano) Cello Concertino in G minor, Op. 132 Sinfonieorchester des Norddeutschen Rundfunks, Woldemar Nelsson Adagio for cello & piano (from Cinderella), Op. 97bis Asa Amintajeva (piano) The Tale of the Stone Flower, Op. 118: Waltz Asa Amintajeva (piano) | Respighi: | Adagio con variazioni for cello and orchestra Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Lawrence Foster | Rimsky Korsakov: | Serenade for cello & piano (or cello & orchestra), Op. 37 Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Lawrence Foster | Saint-Saëns: | Romance in F major, Op. 36 Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Lawrence Foster Le carnaval des animaux: Le Cygne Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Lawrence Foster Allegro Appassionato in B minor Op. 43 Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Lawrence Foster | Scarlatti, A: | Cello Sonata No. 1 in D minor Cello Sonata No. 2 in C minor Cello Sonata No. 3 in C Major Edgar Krapp (organ) | Schmitt, F: | Chant élégiaque, Op. 24 Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Lawrence Foster | Schumann: | Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129 London Symphony Orchestra, Lawrence Foster Adagio and Allegro in A flat major, Op. 70 Tatjana Schatz (piano) Stücke im Volkston (5), Op. 102 Fantasiestücke, Op. 73 Tatjana Schatz (piano) Adagio and Allegro in A flat major, Op. 70 Tatjana Schatz (piano) | Sibelius: | Earnest Melodies (2) for violin or cello & orchestra, Op. 77 Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Lawrence Foster | Tchaikovsky: | Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33 London Symphony Orchestra, Lawrence Foster Nocturne for cello & small orchestra (or cello & piano), Op. 19 No. 4 arr. P. Tchaikovsky & W. Fitzhagen Douce rêverie (No. 21 from Album for the Young, Op. 39) arr. J Klengel Tatjana Schatz (piano) Nocturne for cello & small orchestra (or cello & piano), Op. 19 No. 4 Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Lawrence Foster Pezzo capriccioso, Op. 62 for cello & orchestra (or cello & piano) Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Lawrence Foster Andante Cantabile (from String Quartet No. 1 in D Op. 11) Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Lawrence Foster Pezzo capriccioso, Op. 62 for cello & orchestra (or cello & piano) Asa Amintajeva (piano) | Telemann: | Trio TWV 42:E4 in E major for flute, violin & b.c. Aurele Nicolet (flute), Josef Suk (violin), Christiane Jaccottet (harpsichord) | Vivaldi: | Cello Concerto in C minor, RV401 RIAS-Sinfonietta Berlin, Leopold Hagen | Vlassov: | Ballade in E minor Asa Amintajeva (piano) |
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Johann van Beethoven first became aware of his son Ludwig's aptitude for music when the latter was amusing himself by 'scraping at' a violin. After lessons from his father, the boy was also taught by his cousin Franz Rovantini and became a string player of sufficient skill to play the viola in the Bonn opera orchestra from 1789 onwards. Between the ages of 20 and 24 he set down on paper his earliest compositions for violin and keyboard: a sonata in A major that remained unpublished (Hess 46), 12 variations on an aria from Le nozze di Figaro published in 1793 (WoO 40), a rondo in G major written in 1794 but only released to Simrock for publication much later, in 1808 (WoO 41), and six German dances composed in Prague in 1796 for the Countesses Thun (WoO 42). However, these pieces cannot rival the ten sonatas for violin and piano composed between 1797 and 1812 which Isabelle Faust and Alexander Melnikov have long cherished the prospect of recording. The behind-the-scenes bonus documentary filmed on this occasion, gives an insight into the impressive work on documentation and interpretation that enabled them to get as close as possible to the composer's intentions. “…the most stimulating and fascinating accounts of the Beethoven violin sonatas I have heard in many years. Isabelle Faust and Alexander Melnikov bring out the full quirkiness of the earlier works as well as their beauty, and their playing is remarkably accomplished throughout.” BBC Music Magazine, October 2009 ***** “Outstanding, and essential listening.” The Observer, 27 September 2009 CD of the Week “A triumph of probing musicianship that sets new standards in the digital era.” Classic FM Magazine, November 2009 ***** “a remarkable set of recordings: Beethoven’s music can be tragic, elegiac, profound, but it can also make you want to clap for joy, and here these two have the heart of it.” The Strad recommends “The musical sleight of hand used by these expert players to focus the very different character of each sonata is in itself cause for wonder. Though quite different as musical personalities...the combination of the two fires a laser between the staves...A marvellous set.” Gramophone Magazine, October 2010 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Martha Argerich - The Concerto RecordingsThe Collection Volume 2
Beethoven: | Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15 Philharmonia Orchestra, Giuseppe Sinopoli Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 19 Philharmonia Orchestra & Philharmonia Hungarica, Giuseppe Sinopoli Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37 Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Claudio Abbado Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 19 Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Claudio Abbado | Chopin: | Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11 London Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21 National Symphony Orchestra Washington, Mstislav Rostropovich | Haydn: | Keyboard Concerto No. 11 in D major, HobXVIII:11 Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn, Jörg Faerber | Liszt: | Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, S124 London Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado | Mendelssohn: | Concerto in D minor for Violin, Piano and String Orchestra Gidon Kremer (violin) Orpheus Chamber Orchestra | Prokofiev: | Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26 Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado | Ravel: | Piano Concerto in G major Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado Piano Concerto in G major London Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado | Schumann: | Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54 National Symphony Orchestra Washington, Mstislav Rostropovich | Shostakovich: | Piano Concerto No. 1 in C minor for piano, trumpet & strings, Op. 35 Guy Touvron Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn, Jörg Faerber | Tchaikovsky: | Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Dutoit Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23 Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado |
Just 10 months ago we released the first volume in the new Martha Argerich Collection (the solo recodings). Over 10,000 boxes of the 8-CD set have been sold since then. Here now is Volume 2 – the Concerto Recordings, on 7 CDs, comprising all of her concerto recordings with Deutsche Grammophon, from her scintillating début playing Prokofiev and Ravel under Claudio Abbado in 1967 to her most recent collaboration with the same conductor in 2004. In between come classic recordings of Chopin, Liszt, Tchaikovsky and Beethoven with Charles Dutoit, Mstislav Rostropovich and Giuseppe Sinopoli, as well as a memorable collaboration with Gidon Kremer (in Mendelssohn) and dazzling virtuosity in Haydn and Shostakovich. The cover is still more alluring, the contents equally fascinating, and the packaging just as attractive – with original LP-cover artwork, new liner notes (by Jed Distler again) and rare photos. The recordings have been newly mastered for this release. This box will be followed up by one more to include Martha Argerich’s complete Chamber Ensemble recordings for Deutsche Grammophon (2010). | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Essential BeethovenOver 2 hours of Beethoven’s Greatest Masterpieces
CD1 1)Symphony No. 5 in C minor Op. 67 - I. Allegro con brio 2)Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor 'Moonlight' Op. 27 No. 2: I. Adagio sostenuto 3)Symphony No. 6 in F 'Pastoral' Op. 68: V. Allegretto (Shepherds' Hymn) (abbrev. Version arr. Norman 4) II. Adagio un poco mosso from Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat 'Emperor' Op. 73 (1989 Digital Remaster) 5) Violin Concerto in D Op. 61 (1988 Digital Remaster): III Rondo (Allegro) - conclusion 6) Piano Sonata No. 29 in B flat major Op. 106 `Hammerklavier` (2003 Digital Remaster): II. Scherzo 7) Die Ruinen von Athen Op. 113: Turkish March 8) 32 Variations on a Waltz by Anton Diabelli in C Op.120: Theme: Vivace - Variation 1: Alla marcia mae 9) Violin Sonata No. 5 in F 'Spring' Op. 24: IV. Rondo (Allegro ma non troppo) 10) Symphony No. 7 in A Op. 92: Allegretto 11) Rondo a capriccio in G, 'Rage over a lost penny' Op. 129 12) Fidelio (1988 Digital Remaster): Quartett - Mir ist so wunderbar 13) Coriolan Overture Op. 62 14) Triple Concerto for Violin, Cello & Piano in C Major, Op. 56 (1996 Digital Remaster): II. Largo 15) Fantasia in C minor for piano, orchestra & chorus Op. 80 - conclusion (1975 Digital Remaster) CD2 1)Symphony No. 3 in E flat Op. 55 'Eroica': I. Allegro con brio 2) 25 Bagatelles: No. 25 in A minor WoO 59 (Für Elise) 3) Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor 'Pathétique' Op. 13 (1990 Digital Remaster): II. Adagio cantabile 4) Egmont Overture Op. 84: Overture 5) Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor Op.57 "Appassionata" (1991 Digital Remaster): Allegro assai - opening 6) Romances (1988 Digital Remaster): No. 2 in F Op. 50 7)Septet in E flat Op. 20: Tempo di Menuetto & Trio 8) Minuet in G WoO 10 No. 2 9) Through the Looking Glass (Eight variations on a carillon): 3. Looking Glass Insects 10) Fidelio (1988 Digital Remaster): O welche Lust! 11) Violin Sonata No. 9 in A 'Kreutzer' Op. 47: III. Finale (Presto) 12) Symphony No. 8 in F Op. 93: II. Allegretto scherzando 13) Symphony No. 9 in D minor 'Choral' Op. 125: Ode to Joy
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| |  | Beethoven & Berg - Violin Concertos
Two milestones of the violin repertoire that could not be more different, with painful farewells and the excitement of departing for new shores.The tension and contradictions inherent here are given full expression by Arabella Steinbacher and Andris Nelsons in interpretations of immense subtlety. “[Steinbacher's] keen, intense tone captures the anguish that lies at the heart of Berg’s concerto...With Nelsons and Cologne’s superb WDR orchestra, Steinbacher reaches into the heart of this serial but heart-rendingly lyrical work. Her Beethoven, too, eschews virtuoso histrionics in favour of an almost dream-like inwardness in the slow movement.” Sunday Times, 9th August 2009 **** “The Berg is intimate, orderly, tonally sweet but never glutinous and always neatly accommodated within the orchestra's overall texture, which is beautifully (and precisely) moulded by Andris Nelsons. …this is above all a musical reading of the score and provides a moving context for the Bach quotation that dominates the second movement.” Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2009 “…an unexpectedly effective coupling of two concertos that inhabit completely different worlds… Steinbacher certainly has the measure of both, delivering technically impeccable and beautifully shaped performances supported by fine orchestral playing…” BBC Music Magazine, December 2009 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Folk Song ArrangementsBeethoven, Haydn & Weber
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