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Beethoven: | Romance No. 2 for Violin and Orchestra in F major, Op. 50 | Brahms: | Intermezzo in A major, Op. 118 No. 2 | Chopin: | Nocturne No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 9 No. 2 Berceuse in D flat major, Op. 57 | Delibes: | Lakmé: Dôme épais (Flower Duet) | Dvorak: | Romance in F minor, Op. 11 | Fauré: | Élégie in C minor, Op. 24 | Gounod: | Ave Maria | Grieg: | Notturno from Lyric Suite, Op. 54 Peer Gynt: Morning | Liadov: | Kikimora, Op. 63 | Massenet: | Meditation (from Thaïs) | Mendelssohn: | Albumblatt in E minor, Op. 117 | Satie: | Gymnopédie No. 1 Gnossienne No. 5 | Scarlatti, D: | Keyboard Sonata K27 in B minor | Tchaikovsky: | The Seasons, Op. 37b: June (Barcarolle) |
and excerpts/individual movements from Handel, Marcello, Mozart, Dvorak, Mahler, Bizet, Liszt, Lebrun, Mendelssohn, Saint-Saëns, Schumann
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| |  | The Pyongyang Concert (DVD)East Pyongyang Grand Theatre, Pyongyang - North Korea, 26th February 2008
Hundreds of millions watched the historic concert on television. Now exclusively on DVD: the New York Philharmonic concert in Pyongyang. Music became diplomacy when this courageous musical project united Americans and North Koreans. The musicians went from strength to strength in a beautiful programme which illustrated the excellence of the orchestra. Lorin Maazel once more proved his reputation as one of the best contemporary conductors. Includes previously unreleased documentary with 53 min of exclusive material. "Astounding was the fact that the orchestra played the North Korean national anthem and the Star Spangled Banner on a stage flanked by flags of both nations … a rare moment of harmony, proving the power of music that bridges the divides." The Korea Times (South Korea) "For at least 90 minutes in a theatre in Pyongyang it was possible … to believe that 55 years of cold-war hostility were coming to an end." James Miles, The Economist | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | The Pyongyang ConcertEast Pyongyang Grand Theatre, Pyongyang - North Korea, 26th February 2008
Hundreds of millions watched the historic concert on television. Now exclusively on DVD: the New York Philharmonic concert in Pyongyang. Music became diplomacy when this courageous musical project united Americans and North Koreans. The musicians went from strength to strength in a beautiful programme which illustrated the excellence of the orchestra. Lorin Maazel once more proved his reputation as one of the best contemporary conductors. Includes previously unreleased documentary with 53 min of exclusive material. The first classical concert release on Blu-ray Disc offers professional technical standards in the comfort of your own home. "Astounding was the fact that the orchestra played the North Korean national anthem and the Star Spangled Banner on a stage flanked by flags of both nations … a rare moment of harmony, proving the power of music that bridges the divides." The Korea Times (South Korea) "For at least 90 minutes in a theatre in Pyongyang it was possible … to believe that 55 years of cold-war hostility were coming to an end." James Miles, The Economist | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Zubin Mehta conducts Mozart, Bartók & DvorakMusic Center, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, January 1977
Zubin Mehta, at the age of 26, was the youngest ever conductor to head a major American orchestra. Truly ingenious, he led them to international acclaim. This DVD was recorded at the height of this collaboration, and beautifully portrays an emerging star. In his youth, Mehta was already so much more than a conductor. His profound connection with the orchestra leads to a unity of sound which is rare in today's jet-set reality. He understands how to stretch the orchestra technically because he knows it inside out. In turn, the orchestra inspires Mehta. In their joyful collaboration, hidden musical meanings emerge. Mehta shows his versatility in his interpretations of great works from the 18th, 19th and 20th century. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Schubert - Arpeggione Sonata
André Navarra (cello) & Annie d'Arco, Erika Kilcher (pianos) | |
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| |  | Kathryn Stott - Dance
Albéniz: | Tango (No. 2 from Espana, Op. 165) | Bartók: | Romanian Folk Dances for piano, Sz. 56, BB 68: No. 1, Jocul cu bâta (Stick Dance) Romanian Folk Dances for piano, Sz. 56, BB 68: No. 5, Poarg romaneasca (Romanian Polka) | Brahms: | Hungarian Dance No. 1 in G minor | Chopin: | Mazurka No. 13 in A minor, Op. 17 No. 4 | Dvorak: | Dumka, Op. 12 | Fitkin: | Old Style | Ginastera: | Danzas Argentinas: Danza de la moza donosa | Guarnieri, C: | Dança Negra | Lecuona: | La conga de media noche | Piazzólla: | Milonga del ángel arr. Kyoko Yamamoto | Satie: | Je te veux | Shostakovich: | Fantastic Dances (3), Op. 5 | Sibelius: | Valse Triste, Op. 44 No. 1 | Stravinsky: | Tango | Tchaikovsky: | Polka peu dansante | Villa-Lobos: | Valsa da Dor |
Kathryn Stott writes: ‘This year is very much a celebration for me – a fiftieth birthday and thirty years on the concert platform! When Ralph Couzens and I started to discuss plans for a solo CD, I was very keen to record repertoire which would reflect my wide taste in music from around the world. The subject ‘dance’ was in my head from the start and so here we have a musical journey encompassing South American countries, Romanian and Hungarian folk music, and dances from the Polish Mazurka to the Russian Polka, via Finland, France and Spain, to name but a few! Piazzolla sits alongside Satie as do Sibelius and Albéniz… dances both joyous and sad. I’m particularly excited to include the world premiere of Old Style, a birthday present from one of my favourite British composers, Graham Fitkin.’ South American music is a great love of Stott’s and so the inclusion of Villa-Lobos, Piazzolla, Ginastera, Guarnieri and Lecuona was essential: ‘Valsa da dor I find both touching and passionate, whereas Ginastera’s Danza has a distant sadness, which is almost untouchable.’ Stott has previously worked with the members of Piazzolla’s original Quintet, and has remained an avid fan ever since. Here she performs Milonga del ángel, a work that recreates the haunting sound of the bandoneón. This eclectic repertoire of dances is completed by the premiere of Old Style by Graham Fitkin, written for Kathryn Stott in celebration of her landmark anniversaries this year: ‘For the past ten years, Graham has been writing the most fantastic music for me – always challenging but with such a fantastic energy. This piece is no exception and I feel its inclusion is an important part of this international and rather special journey.’ Kathryn Stott’s birthday celebrations culminate in a concert at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall on 4 December, at which a total of twenty-five colleagues will perform with her, including Yo-Yo Ma, Natalie Clein, the Hermitage String Trio and Martin Roscoe. “Kathryn Stott's enjoyable and warmly recorded recital of dance pieces has a Latin-American bias, an idiom for which she has an evident empathy. Stott shapes the sultry rhythms and sensuous harmonies with allure and velvety touch.” BBC Music Magazine, October 2008 **** “Notching up her half-century has clearly not quelled the joy of discovery and sense of adventure that's marked the career of this delightful artist. Worth the price of the disc alone are Dansa negra by Mozart Carmargo Guarnieri (1907-93), Lecuona's La conga de media noche, and Old Style, the disc's one concession to dance music by a British composer, specially written for Stott by Graham Fitkin... Satie's salon waltz Je te veux affords another unexpected find, but it's the final selection, Chopin's Mazurka in A minor... that is the most moving... performance on this most enjoyable disc.” Gramophone Magazine, January 2009 “Notching up her half-century has clearly not quelled the joy of discovery and sense of adventure that's marked the career of this delightful artist. Kathryn Stott decided the best way in which to mark her 50th would be with dance.
Sixteen composers contribute to the celebration, with most of the works relatively unfamiliar but all of them having close personal associations.
It seems invidious to trawl through each track one by one, for all are encore-type charmers in one way or another, the one exception being Valse triste. Worth the price of the disc alone are Dansa negra by Mozart Carmargo Guarnieri (1907-93), Lecuona's La conga de media noche, and Old Style, the disc's one concession to dance music by a British composer, specially written for Stott by Graham Fitkin (b1963). It juxtaposes four dance and playing styles. It certainly gives the pianist a workout. Satie's salon waltz Jete veux affords another unexpected find, but it's the final selection, Chopin's Mazurka in A minor (ironically the only dance here that one would really want to sit out), that is the most moving (and, arguably, outstanding) performance on this most enjoyable disc.” Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 | | | (also available to download from $10.75) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Dvorák & Smetana - Piano Trios
Digitally remastered “Not perhaps the most intense performance of the Dumky Trio, but one which projects Dvorák's dance rhythms with wonderful viennese charm, a feature also strongly emphasised in the playful second movement of the Smetana.” BBC Music Magazine, December 2008 **** | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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| |  | Magdalena Kožená - Songs My Mother Taught Me
Dvorak: | Songs My Mother Taught Me, Op. 55 No. 4 Struna naladena (Rein gestimmt die Saiten), Op. 55, No. 5 A les je tichy kolem kol (Rings ist der Wald so stumm und still), Op. 55, No. 3 Mne zdálo se žes umrela (I dreamt that you were dead) Prsten from Moravské dvojzpevy (Moravian Duets) Zajatá from Moravské dvojzpevy (Moravian Duets) | Eben: | Milovánie bez vídánie I dare not ask Quand ce beau printemps Ach Gott, wie weh tut scheiden Jakz sem te najprv poznal Stratilat sem milého | Janacek: | Lavecka (Bench) No. 37 from “Moravská lidová poezie v písních (Moravian Folk
Poetry in Songs)", 53 folksong arrs., c1892-1901 Jabúcko No. 12 from “Moravská lidová poezie v písních (Moravian Folk
Poetry in Songs)", 53 folksong arrs., c1892-1901 Muzikanti [Musicians] No. 50 from “Moravská lidová poezie v písních (Moravian Folk Aj co to je za slavicek V cernym lese | Martinu: | Devce z Moravy (Moravian Girl) Súsedova stajna (The Neighbour's Stable) Nadeje (Hope) Hlásný (The Night Watchman) Tajná láska (Secret Love) Bozi muka (The Wayside Cross) Zvolenovci chlapci (Lads of Zvolyn) | Novák, V: | Písen melancholická Zda není snem? (transposed) Vecer Podzimní nálada Až prejde den | Rösler: | An die Entfernte | Schulhoff: | Pasala volky (Out in the beechwood) (Národní písne a tance) from “Národní písne a tance z Tesinksa (Folksongs and Dances from the Tesinskso Region)“, WV120 Kdyz jsem byla mamince na kline (On my mother's knee) from “Národní písne a tance z Tesinksa (Folksongs and Dances from the Tesinskso Region)“, WV120 Sidej na vuz from “Národní písne a tance z Tesinksa (Folksongs and Dances from the Tesinskso Region)“, WV120 | trad.: | Kebych bola jahodú |
Magdalena Kožená, one of the most acclaimed recitalists of today, presents a personal collection of songs she has known since childhood and that form some of her earliest musical influences. A haunting collection of songs by Czech composers such as Dvorák, Janácek, Martinu, Schulhoff and Eben, all deeply rooted in the rich Czech folk song tradition. Like Magdalena explains in the press/booklettext about the songs on the album: “They are just the sort a mother would sing to her baby. My mother is not a professional singer, but she loved to sing and knew a lot of songs! There is a particular tradition of singing to children in our country, much stronger, I would say, than one sees any more in the West. It was really important that in each family these songs would be handed down, taught to the children.” Kožená’s musical partners on the album include her long-standing recital partner Malcolm Martineau, and soprano Dorothea Röschmann, who joins her in Dvorák’s Moravian duets. This is Magdalena Kožená’s most personal album so far, exploring the richness of her cultural background and her own musical memories. “Singing in a language she really did learn from her mother, Kožená sounds at her most relaxed… She also suggests a fierce connection with these songs, abandoning herself into music that showcases well her glinting top and dusky lower notes.” Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2008 “it isn't just an atmospheric title; there are indeed songs that Kozena's mother sang to her as a child, plus others she heard in her village...Kozena, whilst her performances are always memorable, is lifted to an entirely different plateau with these songs in her home tongue and all the emotional resonance they hold for her.” Charlotte Gardner, bbc.co.uk, 28th November 2008 “Beautifully recorded and accompanied, this is not just a showpiece for an exceptional voice, but a fascinating conspectus of Czech song, with a Moravian twist.” BBC Music Magazine, November 2008 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | The Dvorák Cycle - Volume V
The works of the quintessentially Czech composer Antonín Dvorák are, above all, enjoyable and perennial favourites of the Romantic repertoire. This six-part series of concerts is performed by the Prague Symphony Orchestra and Chorus and the Prague Philharmonic Choir, with the leading Czech conductor on the podium: Petr Altrichter, Jirí Belohlávek and Libor Pešek. Guest soloists include soprano Lucia Popp, alto Eva Randová, tenor Josef Protschka, bass Peter Mikulas, pianist Igor Ardasev, violinist Ivan Zenaty and cellist Mischa Maisky, who plays one of Dvorák’s finest works, the Cello Concerto. VOLUME V includes the world’s famous Stabat Mater. The first English performance, in London’s Royal Albert Hall in 1883 was such a sensational success that Dvorák was asked to conduct his Stabat Mater himself the following year. The last hurdle to a world career had been cleared. Recording Date: 1993
Place of recording: Live from the Alte Oper Frankfurt
Running Time: 90 min
Picture Format: 4:3
Sound Format: PCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Menu Languages NTSC: GB
Subtitle Languages NTSC: D, F, GB, SP
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Gramophone Awards 2009
Gramophone Magazine