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| |  | Marina Piccinini & Andreas Haefliger in Recital
Andreas Haefliger has produced two provocative and acclaimed mixed recital recordings for Avie in his series called Perspectives, juxtaposing standard repertoire with newer works and recreating his recital programs for posterity. On this new disc he is joined by his wife, leading American flautist Marina Piccinini, for an equally stimulating selection that is a pure partnership of equals. Each takes a solo turn – Piccinini with Debussy’s Syrinx and Haefliger with the Liszt arrangement of Wagner’s Liebestod – and they come together for two titans of the flute repertory, the Sonatas of Franck and Prokofiev. To quote MusicWeb, “Programming in this way is in itself an art,” and with such polished performances a recording with obvious appeal. “At the radiantly lovely opening of the Prokofiev Sonata one realises that Marine Piccinini's flute-playing is very special, her lyrical phrasing cool, exquisitely shaped and with an underlying delicate sensuality. …with Andreas Haefliger a highly sympathetic partner, this outstanding performance establishes the writing as perfect for the flute, even with one's memories of the Second Violin Sonata, which the work subsequently became at the behest of David Oistrakh. Similarly, the opening of the Franck Sonata is instantly beguiling, with flute and piano echoing each other engagingly at the opening and in the dreamy Andante.” Gramophone Magazine, November 2006 | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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Yossif Ivanov (violon) & Daniel Blumenthal (piano) “Technically superb, he was clearly in control from the outset, his playing poised and astonishingly mature.” The Strad | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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| |  | Sir Thomas Beecham: The Maestro
Beethoven: | Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60 Arthur Rubinstein (piano) | Berlioz: | Le carnaval romain Overture, Op. 9 | Bizet: | L'Arlésienne Suite No. 1: excerpts L'Arlésienne Suite No. 2: excerpts Carmen Suite No. 1: excerpts Carmen Suite No. 2: excerpts | Borodin: | Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances | Brahms: | Tragic Overture, Op. 81 | Chabrier: | España Joyeuse Marche Gwendoline Overture | Debussy: | Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune | Delius: | Appalachia (Variations on an old slave song) | Dvorak: | Slavonic Rhapsody, Op. 45 No. 3 | Franck, C: | Symphony in D minor | Grieg: | Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46 | Handel: | Messiah: Overture | Haydn: | Symphony No. 93 in D major Symphony No. 104 in D major 'London' | Mozart: | Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K550 Symphony No. 41 in C major, K551 'Jupiter' Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K218 Flute & Harp Concerto in C major, K299 | Mussorgsky: | Khovanshchina: Dance of the Persian Slaves | Offenbach: | Barcarolle (from Les Contes d'Hoffmann ) | Schubert: | Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, D485 | Sibelius: | Tapiola, Op. 112 Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43 | Smetana: | The Bartered Bride Overture The Bartered Bride: Polka | Strauss, J, II: | Frühlingsstimmen Walzer Op. 410 | Strauss, R: | Don Quixote, Op. 35 | Tchaikovsky: | Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32 | Wagner: | Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Overture | Weber: | Der Freischütz Overture |
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| |  | Herbert von Karajan
Bartók: | Concerto for Orchestra, BB 123, Sz.116 | Beethoven: | Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 'Eroica' Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93 Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 'Choral' Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano), Elisabeth Hongen (mezzo), Julius Patzak (tenor), Hans Hotter (bass) Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58 Walter Gieseking (piano) Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 73 'Emperor' Walter Gieseking (piano) | Brahms: | Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68 | Franck, C: | Symphonic Variations for piano & orchestra, M46 Walter Gieseking (piano) | Grieg: | Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16 | Mozart: | Symphony No. 35 in D major, K385 'Haffner' Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K550 | Sibelius: | Finlandia, Op. 26 Symphony No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 82 | Strauss, R: | Herr Gott in Himmel! (from Der Rosenkavalier) Irmgard Seefried (Octavian), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Sophie) Salome: Dance of the Seven Veils | Stravinsky: | Jeu de cartes | Verdi: | Requiem Hilde Zadek (soprano), Margarete Klose (mezzo), Helge Rosvaenge (tenor), Boris Christoff (bass) |
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| |  | Pierre Monteux in France1952-58 Concert Performances
Beethoven: | Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 'Choral' Paris 6 or 8/11/1958 Maria Stader, Helene Bouvier, Libero de Luca, Josef Greindl Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36 Paris 3/5/1956 Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93 Strasbourg 17/6/1955 Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 Strasbourg 13/6/1952 | Couperin, F: | Sonate en Quatuor 'La Sultane' Paris 8/11/1958 | Debussy: | Images for orchestra Paris 3/5/1956 Jeux - Poème dansé Paris 9/6/1955 | Elgar: | Enigma Variations, Op. 36 Paris 24/9/1958 | Franck, C: | Symphony in D Minor Paris 24/9/1958 | Hindemith: | Nobilissima Visione Paris 8/11/1958 | Mozart: | Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K491 Montreux 22/9/1958 Robert Casadesus (piano) Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K219 'Turkish' Annie Jodry (violin) | Prokofiev: | Symphony No. 1 in D major, Op. 25 'Classical' Paris 8/5/1958 | Ravel: | Shéhérazade Strasbourg 13/6/1952 G. Moysan (sop) | Respighi: | Pines of Rome | Rimsky Korsakov: | Le Coq d'Or Suite Paris 8/5/1958 | Strauss, R: | Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24 Paris 3/5/1956 | Stravinsky: | Petrushka (1911 version) Paris 8/5/1958 & 9/6/1955 The Rite of Spring Strasbourg 17/6/1955 | Tchaikovsky: | Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64 Paris 8/5/1958 | Wagner: | Der fliegende Holländer: Overture Paris 9/6/1955 |
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| |  | Virtuoso Organ Music - Volume 2
Bach, J S: | Prelude & Fugue in A minor, BWV543 | Balbastre: | Marches de Marseillais | Boellmann: | Suite Gothique Op. 25: Toccata in C minor | Buxtehude: | Prelude, Fugue and Chaconne in C, BuxWV137 | Dupré: | Cortège et Litanie, Op. 19 No. 2 Paraphrase sur le Te Deum, Op. 43 | Franck, C: | Andantino in G minor for organ Pièce héroïque, M37 | Guilmant: | Final de la 1ère Sonate | Lefebure-Wely: | Choeur de voix humaines Boléro de Concert, Op. 166 | Mestres: | Marche | Moretti, N: | Rondo | Mulet: | Méditation religieuse | Rheinberger: | Organ Sonata No. 11 in D minor, Op. 148: II. Cantilene | Vierne, L: | Pièces de fantaisie, 3rd suite, Op. 54: No. 6, Carillon de Westminster | Widor: | Toccata from Organ Symphony No. 5 in F minor, Op. 42 No. 1 |
Philippe Delacour plays the Stahlhuth-Jann Organ at St. Martin, Dudelange (Luxembourg) After the success of his first volume of ‘Virtuoso Organ Music’, the organist Philippe Delacour presents to us this new DVD in a programme ranging from Mestres to Dupré. The spectacular playing and virtuosity of the interpreter and the majesty of the Stahlhut/Jann Organ combine in perfect harmony with the pictorial richness of the church of Staint Martin de Dudelange - Luxembourg - where this film was recorded. Running time: 118 mins. | | | Usually despatched in 8 - 10 working days. |
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| |  | César Franck - Complete Organ Works, Volume 3
Hans-Eberhard Roß (Goll Organ of St. Martin, Memmingen) | | | (also available to download from $21.00) | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Franck, Debussy & Schumann - Works for violin & piano
“…Schwarzburg is evidently in harmony with Argerich, with each seemingly daring the other to greater extremes of tempo.” BBC Music Magazine, October 2006 **** “In these remarkable performances, full of character and insight, Martha Argerich and Dora Schwarzberg strike for the maximum in expressive intensity, atmosphere and drama. The second theme in the Franck first movement has never seemed more passionate than in Argerich's account, and the transition at the end of the second movement from dark mystery to stormy triumph is realised with exceptional vividness.” Gramophone Magazine, October 2006 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | The Matchless Maidens of Bath Abbey
Bach, J S: | Cantata BWV21 'Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis': Seufzer, tränen, kummer, not (Oboe) Harriet Armston-Clarke, (’cello) Michael Mace & (Chamber Organ) Marcus Sealy | Britten: | Missa Brevis in D major, Op. 63 | Byrd: | An earthly tree | Cornelius: | The Three Kings | Fauré: | Tantum ergo, Op. 65 No. 2 | Franck, C: | Panis Angelicus | Handel: | Samson: Let the bright seraphim Gavin Wells (trumpet) | Harris, W: | King of glory | Ireland: | Ex ore innocentium (It is a Thing Most Wonderful) | Mendelssohn: | Laudate Pueri, Op. 39 No. 2 Lift Thine Eyes to the Mountains from Elijah | Mozart: | Agnus Dei (from Coronation Mass) | Poulenc: | Litanies à la Vierge noire | Schubert: | Psalm 23 'Gott ist mein Hirt', D706 (Piano) Marcus Sealy | Stanford: | A Song of Wisdom Op. 113 |
Bath Abbey Girls’ Choir, Peter King | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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