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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Brahms - Violin & Viola Sonatas
Shlomo Mintz is one of the foremost musicians of our time. This release and a 3-CD set of the complete violin concertos plus the Sinfonia Concertante for violin and viola, and Concertone for two violins by Mozart, marked his debut on Avie. Mintz has been closely associated with Brahms throughout his performing and recording career, yet this survey traverses new territory for the artist. He made a critically acclaimed recording of the Brahms Violin Concerto with Claudio Abbado; the new set marks his first recordings of the composer’s sonatas for both violin and viola. “Mintz provides intensely Romantic accounts of these intimate yet continually surprising masterpieces - every phrase is caressed, every register probed and exploited to provide maximum colour. Yet he never loses sight of the overall architecture: these interpretations are rich, passionate, instinct with meaning, ideally partnered by Itamar Golan's highly responsive, intelligent pianism.” BBC Music Magazine, May 2005 ***** | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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| |  | NachtwandererLieder by Brahms, Hensel, Wolf and Strauss
Brahms: | Über die Heide Op. 86 No. 4 Alte Liebe, Op. 72 No. 1 Mädchenlied, Op. 107 No. 5 Am Sonntag Morgen Op. 49 No. 1 Liebestreu, Op. 3 No. 1 Meine Lieder Op. 106 No. 4 Therese, Op. 86 No. 1 Die Mainacht, Op. 43 No. 2 Immer leiser wird mein Schlummer, Op. 105 No. 2 Der Tod, das ist die kühle Nacht, Op. 96 No. 1 | Mendelssohn: | Nachtwanderer Op. 7 No.1 (Eichendorff) | Mendelssohn, Fanny: | Der Eichwald brauset (Schiller) Die Mainacht, Op. 9 No. 6 (Text: Ludwig Hölty) | Strauss, R: | Die Nacht, Op. 10 No. 3 Zueignung, Op. 10 No. 1 Morgen, Op. 27 No. 4 | Wolf, H: | Die Nacht (No. 19 from Eichendorff-Lieder) (Eichendorff) Das verlassene Mägdlein (No. 7 from Mörike-Lieder) (Mörike) Verborgenheit (No. 12 from Mörike-Lieder) (Mörike) |
Ann-Katrin Naidu (mezzo-soprano), Robert Kulek (piano) | |
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| |  | The Fine Arts Quartet at WFMT
Bartók: | String Quartet No. 3, Sz 85 | Beethoven: | String Quartet No. 1 in F major, Op. 18 No. 1 String Quartet No. 7 in F major, Op. 59 No. 1 'Rasumovsky No. 1' String Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59 No. 2 'Rasumovsky No. 2' String Quartet No. 9 in C major, Op. 59 No. 3 'Rasumovsky No. 3' String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132 | Brahms: | String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 51 No. 2 Horn Trio in E flat major, Op. 40 with Barry Tuckwell (horn) | Haydn: | String Quartet, Op. 1 No. 0 in E flat major String Quartet, Op. 2 No. 5 in D major String Quartet, Op. 2 No. 6 in B flat major String Quartet, Op. 20 No. 5 in F minor String Quartet, Op. 64 No. 6 in E flat major String Quartet, Op. 76 No. 4 in B flat major 'Sunrise' String Quartet, Op. 76 No. 6 in E flat major | Hindemith: | String Quartet No. 4, Op. 22 (1921) (previously No. 3) | Husa: | String Quartet No. 3 | Martinon: | String Quartet No. 2, Op. 54 | Mozart: | String Quartet No. 17 in B flat major, K458 'The Hunt' Piano Quartet No. 2 in E flat major, K493 Adagio & Fugue in C minor for Strings, K546 Horn Quintet in E flat, K407 with Barry Tuckwell (horn) String Quartet No. 20 in D major, K499 'Hoffmeister' | Shifrin: | String Quartet No. 4 |
Recorded 1967-1973 | | | (also available to download from $55.50) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Brahms: String Sextet No. 2
“On the whole the Leipzigers don't drive the music too hard, but there's a motoring energy to the first movements of both Brahms works. And when the Sextet's second theme comes soaring in for the first time the effect is rather like hang-gliding from the top of a mountain. The dark urgency of the Quartet's first movement is just as impressive, and the whole performance has deep seriousness, as well as superb polished precision, that holds the attention right to the end.” BBC Music Magazine, May 2005 **** | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Documents of the Munich YearsComplete set, volumes 1-8
Bartók: | Bluebeard's Castle, Sz. 48, Op. 11 John Tomlinson, Kremena Dilcheva, Ors Kisfaludy Piano Concerto No. 3, BB 127, Sz. 119 Jonathan Biss (piano) The Miraculous Mandarin, Op. 19, Sz. 73 (suite) | Beethoven: | Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 | Brahms: | Schicksalslied, Op. 54 Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68 | Carter, E: | Variations for Orchestra | Copland: | Clarinet Concerto Martin Spangenberg (clarinet) | Domenica: | Symphony | Gershwin: | Cuban Overture | Harbison: | Symphony No. 3 | Ives, C: | Symphony No. 2 | Mahler: | Symphony No. 9 in D major | Mozart: | Symphony No. 39 in E flat major, K543 | Schoenberg: | Gurrelieder | Sessions: | Piano Concerto Robert Taub (piano) | Strauss, R: | Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28 | Wagner: | Siegfried: Act 3 Linda Watson, Ben Heppner, Brigitta Svendén, James Morris | Weber: | Oberon Overture | Wuorinen: | Grand Bamboula |
With the 12CD Box presented here, the edition “Documents of the Munich Years” with James Levine and the Münchner Philharmoniker is finally completed. The recorded works by 17 different composers offer a representative impression of the Levine-era (1999-2004) in Munich. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Brahms: Solo & Duet Piano Music
Brahms: | Hungarian Dances, WoO 1 Nos. 1-21 (complete) Alfred Brendel (piano) Waltzes (16), Op. 39 Ballades (4), Op. 10 Fantasies (7 piano pieces), Op. 116 Intermezzi (3), Op. 117 Klavierstücke (6), Op. 118 Klavierstücke (4), Op. 119 Rhapsodies (2), Op. 79 Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 5 Waltzes (16), Op. 39 Beatriz Klein (piano) Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24 Variations on a theme by Schumann in F sharp minor, Op. 9 |
“this collection makes an admirable way to explore Brahms's most familiar and rewarding piano repertoire. Klien's performance of the F minor Sonata is unsurpassed, with all the spontaneous buoyancy of youth. He is equally at home in the classicism of the Handel Variations and the romanticism of Brahms/Schumann” Penguin Guide, 2011 edition | | | Usually despatched in 8 - 10 working days. |
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| |  | Walter Gieseking
Bach, J S: | Partita No. 5 in G major, BWV829 | Beethoven: | Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15 Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 'Waldstein' Bagatelle in E flat major, Op. 33 No. 1 Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 73 'Emperor' Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major, Op. 101 | Brahms: | Intermezzi, Op. 118 | Debussy: | Rêverie | Grieg: | Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16 Lyric Pieces Op. 68: No. 5 - At the cradle Serenade Op. 52 Op. 3 | Mozart: | Piano Sonata No. 16 in C major, K545 'Facile' | Rachmaninov: | Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30 | Schumann: | Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54 | Strauss, R: | Ständchen, Op. 17 No. 2 |
Recorded 1934-49 | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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| |  | Szymon Goldberg & Artur Balsam
“These distinguished Polish-Americans had everything needed for Brahms, except perhaps a touch of warmth and charm: the sombre D minor Sonata (pace the booklet note) comes off best. The mono recording slightly favours the violin.” BBC Music Magazine, December 2005 **** | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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| |  | Piano Duets by Schumann and Brahms
Katerina Zaitzeva, Nikita Fitenko (piano duet) DDD | | | Usually despatched in 8 - 10 working days. |
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