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| |  | Haydn: 'Erdödy' String Quartets Vol. 1
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| |  | Schubert: Rosamunde Quartet & Haydn: Quartet Op. 76 No. 5
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The purest version of these seven sermons, here played on only the 16 strings of the Prazák Quartet, as opposed to the large string orchestral (original), oratorio, or keyboard versions, all authorised by Haydn. The Prazáks have been meditating on this series of seven adagios for 40 years and offer a narrative with innate dramaturgy, avoiding both the austere of the current Baroque vogue and the sentimental excess of an outmoded Romantic style. “It's an entrancing work in orchestral and choral guise. But whether all the movements in The Seven Last Words lend themselves idiomatically to the reduced forces of a string quartet is a matter of taste...But the despairing cry of 'My God, my God, why have you forsaken me' in the fourth [movement] arouses in these musicians a new-found commitment to their interpretation.” Gramophone Magazine, July 2012 | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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| |  | Great Classical Symphonies
Beethoven: | Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 'Eroica' Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93 Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 'Pastoral' Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 'Choral' | Haydn: | Symphony No. 45 in F sharp minor 'Farewell' Symphony No. 88 in G major Symphony No. 92 in G major 'Oxford' Symphony No. 94 in G Major 'Surprise' Symphony No. 100 in G major 'Military' Symphony No. 101 in D major 'The Clock' Symphony No. 95 in C minor Symphony No. 103 in E flat major 'Drum Roll' Symphony No. 104 in D major 'London' Symphony No. 96 in D major 'Miracle' Symphony No. 98 in B flat major Symphony No. 102 in B flat major | Mozart: | Symphony No. 41 in C major, K551 'Jupiter' Symphony No. 35 in D major, K385 'Haffner' Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K183 Symphony No. 38 in D major, K504 'Prague' Symphony No. 39 in E flat major, K543 Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K550 Symphony No. 29 in A major, K201 Symphony No. 34 in C major, K338 Symphony No. 36 in C major, K425 'Linz' |
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| |  | Great Sacred Masterpieces
Allegri: | Miserere mei, Deus | Bach, J S: | Mass in B minor, BWV232 (excerpts) St Matthew Passion (highlights) | Beethoven: | Missa Solemnis in D major, Op. 123 | Fauré: | Requiem, Op. 48 Messe basse Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11 | Franck, C: | Panis Angelicus | Gounod: | Ave Maria | Handel: | Messiah (highlights) | Haydn: | The Creation (extracts) | Mendelssohn: | Elijah (highlights) | Mozart: | Requiem in D minor, K626 Ave verum corpus, K618 | Pergolesi: | Stabat Mater | Severac: | Tantum ergo | Tallis: | Spem in alium for eight five-part choirs '40-part Motet' | Verdi: | Requiem (highlights) | Vierne, L: | Pièces de fantaisie, 1st suite, Op. 51: No. 2, Andantino |
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| |  | Klaus Tennstedt conducts Mozart & Haydn
“An odd collection, in which the fragmentary Sinfonia Concertante shows the makings of a masterpiece. Haydn's Symphony No. 64 is a welcome rarity.” BBC Music Magazine, September 2012 **** | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 103 & 104
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Petra Labitzke (soprano), Gabriele Wunderer (alto), Daniel Sans (tenor) & Christof Fischesser (bass) Chamber Choir of Europe & Kurpfälzisches Kammerorchester Mannheim, Nicol Matt In recent times Haydn’s “Seven Last Words” have enjoyed increasing levels of fame and popularity. These intimate seven adagios show a contemplative, deeply introspective side of Haydn which many were not familiar with. Of the several versions of the work (solo keyboard, string quartet, string orchestra) this version for soloists, choir and orchestra became the most popular. Excellent performances by the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, conducted by Nicol Matt, who made their name with highly acclaimed recordings of Bach, Mozart, Mendelssohn and Brahms for Brilliant Classics. | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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| |  | Haydn a l’anglaiseHaydn songs as edited by William Shield
1 Ballad (Duet): The fleeting Hours 1:14 2 Ballad: Morning 2:05 3 Song: Love in Return 3:20 4 Canzonetta: Sailor’s Song 2:32 5 Rondo [Haigh] 4:20 6 Song: Too late, Mother 2:38 7 Song: An old Story 2:39 8 Song: Contentment 2:12 9 Song: The manly Heart 4:03 10 Ballad: Youth and Beauty 2:57 11 Song: The Comforts of Inconstancy 2:43 12 Variations [Haigh] 3:33 13 Ballad: Werter’s Sonnet 2:25 14 Song: The Knotting Song 5:11 15 Ballad: Peace and Content 1:49 16 Canzonetta: My Mother bids me bind my Hair 3:05 17 Rondo [Haigh] 5:22 18 Song: Molly Carr 3:55 19 Ballad: Evening 2:57 20 Song: Life is a Dream 3:29
Caf€ Mozart: Derek McCulloch (proprietor), Emma Kirkby (soprano), Rogers Covey-Crump (tenor), Jenny Thomas (flute), Ian Gammie (guitar), Alastair Ross (square piano) In 1781 Haydn published his first collection of songs: XII Lieder für das Clavier…1ster Theil. The respected composer William Shield “adapted” these to English words under the title: Twelve Ballads, Composed by the celebrated Haydn of Vienna, the original accompaniments “for the Harpsichord or Piano Forte” remaining virtually unchanged. This English edition appeared in 1786. “Delightful repertoire by Haydn for the English market in the 1780s, brightly sung with period instruments” BBC Music Magazine, April 2012 **** “Kunstlieder they are not, and neither were they intended to be. Cafe Mozart pitch them at exactly the right emotional level, rendering bubbling melodic lines charmingly and gleefully, and never attempting to make the music weightier than it is...A late 18th-century evening at the piano might have transferred awkwardly to disc, but McCulloch's programming is impeccably planned to amuse and divert.” Classical Music, 2nd June 2012 *** “Anglicised Haydn? Worry not if the ballad on the first track seems a travesty, the finale of Haydn's Symphony No 74 not performed allegro assai, as marked but slowed to a pastoral andante, to pastoral words. You've probably guessed this disc is largely about adaptations and changes in character - to entertain.” Gramophone Magazine, July 2012 | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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