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Albéniz: | Iberia, books 1-4 (complete) | Albéniz, M P: | Sonata in D | Alford: | Colonel Bogey March Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell | Anderson, Leroy: | Belle of the Ball Eastman Rochester 'Pops' Orchestra, Frederick Fennell Pirate Dance Frederick Fennell Suite of Carols - excerpts Frederick Fennell A Christmas Festival: Overture Frederick Fennell Sandpaper Ballet Frederick Fennell Forgotten Dreams Frederick Fennell Trumpeter's Lullaby Frederick Fennell The Penny Whistle Song Frederick Fennell Bugler's Holiday Frederick Fennell Irish Suite Frederick Fennell | anon.: | My Lady Careys Dompe | Auber: | Les diamants de la couronne: Overture Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray | Auric: | Ouverture London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati | Bach, C P E: | Twelve Variationen über die Folie d'Espagne, Wq118/9/H263 | Bach, J C: | Duetto in La Maggiore, Op. 18:5 | Bach, J S: | French Overture in B minor, BWV831 Toccata in F sharp minor, BWV910 | Bach, W F: | Concerto a due Cembali in E | Barber, S: | Medea Orchestral Suite, Op. 23 Capricorn Concerto | Bartók: | Concerto for Orchestra, BB 123, Sz.116 London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati Dance Suite, BB 86, Sz. 77 Philharmonia Hungarica, Antal Dorati Two Portraits Op. 5 Erwin Ramor (violin) Philharmonia Hungarica, Antal Dorati Mikrokosmos (selection) Philharmonia Hungarica, Antal Dorati The Wooden Prince London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati Music for Strings, Percussion & Celesta, BB 114, Sz. 106 London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati The Miraculous Mandarin, Op. 19, Sz. 73 (complete ballet) BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Antal Dorati Divertimento for Strings, Sz. 113 BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Antal Dorati Sonata for Two Pianos & Percussion, BB 115, Sz. 110 Geza Frid, Luctor Ponae (pianos) Members of the London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati The Miraculous Mandarin, Op. 19, Sz. 73 (suite) Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati First Rhapsody | Beethoven: | Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 'Pastoral' The Creatures of Prometheus Overture, Op. 43 Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati Egmont Overture, Op. 84 London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati Consecration of the House Overture, Op. 124 London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati | Berg: | Drei Orchesterstücke, Op. 6 London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati Lyric Suite - for soprano and string quartet Helga Pilarczyk (soprano) London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati | Bergsma: | Gold and the Senor Commandante | Berlioz: | Chasse royale et Orage (from Les Troyens) Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray | Besard: | Branle Gay | Bizet: | Carmen: Danse Bohème Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray La Patrie Overture Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray L'Arlesienne Suites 1 & 2 Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray | Bloch, E: | Sinfonia Breve Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati | Borodin: | Prince Igor Overture London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati | Bull, J: | Les Buffons The King's Hunt | Byrd: | La Volta | Carpenter, J A: | Adventures in a Perambulator | Cese: | Inglesina Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell | Chabrier: | España Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray Suite Pastorale Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray Fête Polonaise Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray Gwendoline Overture Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray Danse Slave Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray Joyeuse Marche Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray Bourrée Fantasque Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray | Chadwick: | Symphonic Sketches | Chambonnières: | Le Moutier | Chopin: | Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 65 Polonaise brillante Op. 3 for cello & piano | Coates, E: | The Three Elizabeths Suite London 'Pops' Orchestra, Frederick Fennell Knightsbridge March from London Suite Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell London Suite Frederick Fennell Four Ways Suite Frederick Fennell | Copland: | Rodeo (Four Dance Episodes) Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati | Corigliano: | Concerto for Piano and Orchestra Hilde Somer (piano) Victor A|essandro | Couperin, F: | La Pantomime | Couperin, L: | Tombeau de M de Blancrocher in F major Pavane in F sharp minor | Debussy: | Trois Nocturnes Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray Petite Suite Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray Images for orchestra: II. Ibéria Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray La Mer Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray Cello Sonata | Delibes: | Sylvia London Symphony Orchestra, Anatole Fistoulari | Dieupart: | Passepied | Dvorak: | Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70 London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88 London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 'From the New World' Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Rafael Kubelik | Falla: | La vida breve: Interlude & Dance | Fetler: | Contrasts for Orchestra Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati | Fischer, J K F: | Passacaille en Ré mineur - Uranie | Françaix: | Piano Concertino in F major London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati | Francisque: | Branle de Montirande | Franck, C: | Pièce héroïque, M37 Marcel Dupre (organ) Trois Chorals pour grand orgue, M. 38-40 Marcel Dupre (organ) | Freixanet: | Sonata in A | Frescobaldi: | Aria detta la Frescobalda (1627) Corrente in F major Galliards (5) Partite dodici sopra l'aria di Ruggiero | Ganne: | Father of Victory Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell | Gershwin: | An American in Paris, tone poem Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati | Giannini: | Symphony No. 3 for Winds Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell | Goldman: | On the mall Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell | Gould, M: | Symphony No. 4 ‘West Point’ Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell Spirituals for Strings Fall River Legend Suite | Gounod: | Faust - Ballet Music Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray | Grainger: | Lincolnshire Posy Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell Country Gardens Eastman Rochester 'Pops' Orchestra, Frederick Fennell Shepherd's Hey Eastman Rochester 'Pops' Orchestra, Frederick Fennell Colonial Song Eastman Rochester 'Pops' Orchestra, Frederick Fennell Children's March 'Over the Hills and Far Away' Eastman Rochester 'Pops' Orchestra, Frederick Fennell The Immovable Do (The Cyphering C) Eastman Rochester 'Pops' Orchestra, Frederick Fennell Mock Morris Eastman Rochester 'Pops' Orchestra, Frederick Fennell Handel in the Strand Eastman Rochester 'Pops' Orchestra, Frederick Fennell Irish Tune from County Derry 'Danny Boy' Eastman Rochester 'Pops' Orchestra, Frederick Fennell Spoon River Eastman Rochester 'Pops' Orchestra, Frederick Fennell My Robin Is to the Greenwood Gone Eastman Rochester 'Pops' Orchestra, Frederick Fennell Molly on the Shore Eastman Rochester 'Pops' Orchestra, Frederick Fennell | Grieg: | Våren, elegiac melody for strings, Op. 34 No. 2 | Griffes: | Poem for flute & orchestra | Hanson, H: | Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 21 'Nordic' Symphony No. 2, Op. 30 'Romantic' Song of Democracy Symphony No. 3, Op. 33 Elegy in Memory of Serge Koussevitzky, Op. 44 Lament for Beowulf, Op. 25 Fantasy Variations on a Theme of Youth, for piano and strings | Hanssen: | Valdresmarsj (March of the Valdre) Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell | Hartley, W: | Concerto for 23 Winds Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell | Hérold: | Zampa - Overture Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray | Hindemith: | Symphonic Metamorphoses on Themes by Carl Maria von Weber Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Rafael Kubelik | Holst: | Suite No. 1 for Military Band in E flat major, Op. 28 No. 1, H105 Suite No. 2 for Military Band in F major, Op. 28 No. 2, H106 | Hovhaness: | Symphony No. 4, Op. 165 A. Clyde Roller Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell | Ibert: | Escales Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray | Ives, C: | Orchestral Set No. 1 'Three Places in New England' Symphony No. 3 'The Camp Meeting' | Kennan: | Pieces (3) for Orchestra | Khachaturian: | Two Armenian Dances Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell | King, K: | Barnum and Bailey's Favorite Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell | Klohr: | The Billboard Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell | Kodály: | Variations on a Hungarian Folksong 'The Peacock' Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Rafael Kubelik | Liadov: | The Enchanted Lake, Op. 62 Kikimora, Op. 63 | Liszt: | Mephisto Waltz No. 1 Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray | Loeffler: | Deux Rapsodies | MacDowell: | Suite No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 42 | Marcello, A: | Oboe Concerto in D Minor | Martinu: | Variations on a Theme of Rossini | Massenet: | Phèdre: Overture Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray | McCauley: | Miniatures (5) for Flute & Strings | McCoy: | Lights Out Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell | McPhee, C: | Tabuh-Tabuhan | Meacham: | American patrol (for toy ocarinas) Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell | Mendelssohn: | Variations concertantes Op. 17 | Mennin: | Canzona Symphony No. 5 | Milhaud: | Le Boeuf sur le toit, Op. 58 London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati Suite française, Op. 248 | Montaine: | Birds of Paradise, Op. 34 | Moore, D: | The Pageant of P.T. Barnum | Mozart: | Serenade No. 10 in B flat major, K361 'Gran Partita' Symphony No. 38 in D major, K504 'Prague' Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Rafael Kubelik | Mussorgsky: | Khovanshchina: Prelude & Dance of the Persian Slaves | Paray: | Mass for the 500th Anniversary of the Death of Joan of Arc Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray | Peerson: | The Primerose (P VI/4) The Fall of the Leafe | Persichetti: | Symphony for Band, Op. 69 Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell Psalm for Band, Op. 53 | Peter, J: | Sinfonia in G | Philips, P: | Pavana Dolorosa Galiarda Dolorosa | Phillips, B: | Selections from McGuffey's Reader | Picchi: | Balli d'Arpicordo | Piston: | The Incredible Flutist | Prokofiev: | March in B flat major Op. 99 'Military March' Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell | Rameau: | Gavotte et doubles | Ravel: | Rapsodie Espagnole Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray Alborada del gracioso (orchestral version) Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray Pavane pour une infante défunte Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray La Valse Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray Le Tombeau de Couperin Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray Daphnis et Chloé - Suite No. 2 Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray Valses nobles et sentimentales Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray Ma Mère l'Oye Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray | Reed, H O: | La Fiesta Mexicana | Respighi: | The Birds London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati Impressioni brasiliane London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati Fountains of Rome Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati Pines of Rome Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati Ancient Airs and Dances, Suites Nos. 1, 2 & 3 Philharmonia Hungarica, Antal Dorati | Rogers, Bernard: | Three Japanese Dances Carol Dawn Mayer (mezzo) Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell Once Upon a Time | Roussel: | Suite in F major, Op. 33 Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray | Saint-Saëns: | Bacchanale from Samson et Dalila Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78 'Organ Symphony' Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray Danse macabre, Op. 40 Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray | San Miguel: | The Golden Ear Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell | Satie: | Parade London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati | Scarlatti, D: | Keyboard Sonata K541 in F major Keyboard Sonata K175 in A minor Keyboard Sonata K381 in E major | Schmitt, F: | La Tragédie de Salomé, Op. 50 Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray | Schoenberg: | 5 orchestral pieces, Op. 16 London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati 5 orchestral pieces, Op. 16 Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Rafael Kubelik | Schuller: | 7 Studies on Themes of Paul Klee Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati | Schuman: | New England Triptych: Three Pieces for Orchestra After William Billings | Sessions: | The Black Maskers | Smetana: | The Bartered Bride (extracts) | Sousa: | Hands Across The Sea Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell U.S. Field Artillery March Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell The Thunderer Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell Washington Post Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell King Cotton Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell El Capitan March Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell The Stars and Stripes Forever Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell | Strauss, R: | Serenade in E flat major for Winds, Op. 7 Salome: Dance of the Seven Veils Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray Parergon zur Symphonia Domestica for piano (left hand) & orchestra, Op. 73 Hilde Somer (piano) Victor A|essandro | Stravinsky: | The Rite of Spring Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati | Tchaikovsky: | Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 'Pathétique' London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati Romeo & Juliet - Fantasy Overture London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36 London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32 Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati Swan Lake, Op. 20 Rafael Druian (violin) Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati | Teike: | Alte Kameraden Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell | Telemann: | Bourree alla Polacca | Thomas, Ambroise: | Gavotte from 'Mignon' Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray Mignon Overture Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray Raymond Overture Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray | Thomson, V: | Symphony on a Hymn Tune The Feast of Love | Vaughan Williams: | English Folk Song Suite Toccata Marziale | Weber: | Invitation to the Dance, Op. 65 Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray | Webern: | Five Pieces for Orchestra Op. 10 London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati | Weiner, Leó: | Lakodalmas 'Wedding dance', Op. 21b | Widor: | Organ Symphony No. 6 in G minor, Op. 42 No. 2: Allegro Marcel Dupre (organ) Symphony No. 2, Op. 13, No. 2, IV. Salve Regina Marcel Dupre (organ) |
This new collection of 55 CDs from the acclaimed label offers a wealth of recordings from the 1950s and 1960s in an unrivalled range of repertory. This ranges from solo Bach played by harpsichordist Rafael Puyana to American composer and conductor Howard Hanson in his own works as well as music by fellow-Americans. Key artists include Antal Dorati in works ranging from Beethoven to Bartók and Berg; Frederick Fennell, Rafael Kubelík, Paul Paray and János Starker. An extensive 182 page booklet includes new essays on the history and development of the Mercury label by Thomas Fine (son of Wilma Cozart Fine, legendary producer of the MLP label) and Mike Gray. Numerous photographs are included and full recording information is documented. When we say full recording information, we mean it too. All the details collectors love to see is here: the microphones, the recording location, the original engineers, the subsequent remastering engineers, even the type of recording equipment. Two CDs of true rarities are included: Dorati’s 1953 mono recording of The Rite of Spring; and making its first-ever appearance on CD is John Corigliano’s Piano Concerto. The CD also includes a rare 16 minute interview with Corigliano and pianist Hilde Somer. | 
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Another favourite of the Salzburg public was the mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade, who besides her Cherubino in Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro also enjoyed repeated successes in Salzburg with her song recitals. In 1986, accompanied by Martin Katz, she offered a programme that knew no boundaries – ranging from the florid poesy of settings by Fauré and Strauss to Mahler’s Songs of a Wayfarer, the moderate American Modernism of Charles Ives, Copland and Pasatieri, then to Canteloube’s French folk song adaptations. Schoenberg’s early cabaret songs served to round off the evening in ebullient fashion. “the mezzo-soprano on excellent form in a fascinating programme … Katz is a consistently birlliant accompanist and the programme is as absorbing as it is enterprising. Nobody who admires this singer should hesitate for a moment.” International Record Review, December 2012 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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An immensely satisfying traversal of modern piano music as performed by arguably the greatest contemporary exponent of the repertoire. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Box contents: Disc 1 - Falla: El amor brujo; Wagner: Tristan und Isolde - Love Music from Acts II and III Disc 2 - Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5; 3 Choral Preludes Disc 3 - Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5, Op. 73 "Emperor" Disc 4 - Ives: Symphony No. 4 Disc 5 - Bizet: Carmen Suite; L'Arlesienne Suite Disc 6 - Leopold Stokowski Transcriptions Disc 7 - Sibelius: Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39; The Swan of Tuonela Disc 8 - Tchaikovsky: Aurora's Wedding Ballet Music Disc 9 - Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4; Bizet: Symphony in C Disc 10 - Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73; Tragic Ouverture, Op. 81
In 1960, CBS recorded two LPs as souvenirs of Leopold Stokowski’s return to the Philadelphia Orchestra after an absence of nearly two decades. This included Falla’s El amor brujo, which he had introduced to America in 1922, and one of his celebrated “Symphonic Syntheses” of music from Wagner’s operas. In the original Gramophone review Edward Greenfield wrote: “Never before on disc have I heard a performance of the vividly atmospheric Falla ballet anything like as involving as this …” In the second of his “Philadelphia return” concerts of 1960, Stokowski played three of his famous Bach Transcriptions. He began orchestrating Bach’s organ works in the 1920s, bringing his keyboard music to a wider concert hall audience. His early Philadelphia Orchestra 78s of these arrangements were best-sellers in their day. Glenn Gould was a great admirer of Stokowski, citing him as a significant influence in his teenage years. He wrote articles about the Maestro and interviewed him for Canadian radio, so it was not surprising that they should get together for a concerto recording. Biographies of Glenn Gould invariably refer to his “eccentricities” as well as his talent, so his collaboration with Stokowski, whose own musical career also had its controversial aspects, inevitably provided posterity with one of the more idiosyncratic readings of Beethoven’s “Emperor” Concerto. When Stokowski gave the World Premiere of Ives’s Fourth Symphony in 1965, he pronounced it one of the most difficult works he had ever conducted. In the New York Times, Harold C. Schonberg wrote that the music “throws up spiky walls of sound, the simplest of songs, wild poly-rhythms, clumps of tonalities, and suddenly the quiet of a New England church.”. The remaining recordings in this set were made during Stokowski’s final years in England. His last public concert in the UK took place in 1974 when he was 92 but he then decided to take a respite from the rigours of live concerts and concentrate on recordings instead. These were made with specially selected musicians who came together for Stokowski’s sessions as the National Philharmonic. The Maestro’s final recording sessions were devoted to two of the most youthful symphonies ever written, Mendelssohn’s Fourth and Bizet’s Symphony in C. On the final day of the recording, 4 June 1977 the Bizet finale was taped in one complete take which needed no editing. It is that complete take which went onto the finished recording and – since it was the very last time Stokowski conducted – it has considerable historic significance. “The sound has all of the Stokowski richness and body. The Bach, in particular, is fantastic with amazing solos from Kincaid and Brusilow. Stokowski recorded the de Falla several times and this may be his finest...the Stokowski transcriptions...is simply amazing” Classical Net, 2013 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Goethe-Lieder: Das ewig Weibliche
Braunfels: | Die Trommel gerühret (first version), Op. 29 No. 2 | Diepenbrock: | Kennst du das Land? (Mignon) | Ives, C: | Illmenau | Kempff: | Wandrers Nachtlied, Op. 61 No. 4 | Krenek: | Monolog der Stella, Op. 57 | Liszt: | Freudvoll und leidvoll, S.280 Über allen Gipfeln ist Ruh (Wandrers Nachtlied II), S.306 | Medtner: | Wandrers Nachtlied II aus 'Neun Lieder von W. Goethe', Op. 6 No. 1 | Mendelssohn, Fanny: | Ach, um deine feuchten Schwingen, H306 | Schubert: | Suleika I, D720 | Schumann: | Nachtlied, Op. 96 No. 1 So lasst mich scheinen Op. 98a No. 9 (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe) | Sommer, H: | Ach neige, du Schmerzenreiche Wandrers Nachtlied | Tchaikovsky: | None but the lonely heart, Op. 6 No. 6 | Trojahn: | Bewundert viel und viel gescholten | Wagner: | Meine Ruh ist hin, Op. 5 No 6 | Wolf, H: | Philine (No. 8 from Goethe-Lieder) Mignon I 'Heiß mich nicht reden' (No. 5 from Goethe-Lieder) |
For her first solo CD, Marlis Petersen and her partner Jendrik Springer have devised this programme of 19 lieder, from nearly two centuries of music, centreing on the concept of the 'Eternal Feminine'. "For this CD we made a selection of songs sung by several female characters from Goethe’s dramas (Stella, Klärchen, Gretchen, Mignon, Philine, Suleika and Helena). Among them are a number of poems which have been set to music countless times in the past two centuries, but are today often known only in a standard setting: if one speaks of 'Gretchen am Spinnrade' or Klärchen’s 'Freudvoll and leidvoll' (to take just two examples), then each of us thinks immediately of the compositions by Franz Schubert and Ludwig van Beethoven respectively. These poems too are on our CD, but set by Richard Wagner and Franz Liszt! By choosing composers who are not usually associated with the lied genre (Ernst Krenek, Charles Ives) or in certain cases probably completely unknown to some listeners (Nikolay Medtner, the pianist Wilhelm Kempff), we wanted to encourage a fresh approach to the poems, one not cluttered by listening traditions. However, to make the selection of songs as varied and balanced as possible, we have also included a few well-known settings like Schubert’s 'Was bedeutet die Bewegung' or Robert Schumann’s 'So laßt mich scheinen'. Furthermore, Manfred Trojahn has contributed a new setting of words portraying Helen of Troy, thus bringing our survey right up to date. Between the individual groups and at the end we have placed a setting of Goethe’s second ‘Wanderer’s Night Song’, 'Über allen Gipfeln ist Ruh'. This is intended to serve as a restingpoint, an emotional ‘reset’; at the same time, it gave us the possibility of presenting a single poem in the interpretation of six different composers: the naive idyll of Hans Sommer and the threatening, doom-laden atmosphere of Nikolay Medtner’s setting are worlds away from each other. It was a thrill and a delight for us to explore this virtually inexhaustible musical treasure-trove in order to come up with an interesting selection of songs that amply repay discovery. We hope you will be as fascinated by this rich diversity as we were!" Marlis Petersen/Jendrik Springer “the sheer range of Petersen's soprano and her interests enables her to compel and convince as much in 1821 Schubert as in German composer Manfred Trojahn's settings from 2008...Most fascinating and seductive of all are the rare settings of Goethe's Uber allen Gipfeln ist Ruh” BBC Music Magazine, May 2012 ***** “There are real treats here and on her best form Marlis Petersen is the kind of silvery-toned lyric soprano for whom some of these Goethe settings hold no fear. She is a natural Mignon in Alphonse Diepenbrock's Kennst du das Land and an appealing Helen of Troy in Manfred Trojahn's Bewundert viel und viel gescholten...it's a compelling piece, packed with drama as Helen contemplates her place in world history” International Record Review, May 2012 BBC Music Magazine
Choral & Song Choice - May 2012 |
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Hilary Hahn’s partnership with pianist Valentina Lisitsa models what two singular artists can accomplish in the interests of a common cause. Quirky, peculiar, rich with Charles Ives’s idiosyncratic notion of melody, peppered with prankish dissonance yet also logical − and, in its logic, beautiful − Ives’s works for violin and piano turn familiar musical expressions upside down. They are an alternate universe of aesthetic pleasure. “When a star such as Hilary Hahn takes on the Ives violin-and-piano sonatas it has to be special...she and Lisitsa, accurately balanced, are completely efficient in every way. They understand the Ives idiom saturated with hymn-tunes; they swing with the best of them; and their performances are as convincing as anything on offer.” Gramophone Magazine, November 2011 “it’s a joy to hear her playing these Ives pieces, solidly partnered by the Ukraine-born pianist Valentina Lisitsa. As she did with Schoenberg, Hahn goes out of her way to spotlight the music’s lyrical throb, driving forward urgently, sometimes at speed, always sweetening the melodic tangles with her agile bowing and tightly controlled vibrato.” The Times, 2nd December 2011 *** “The Third Sonata (1914) is the highlight here...It can have no finer advocate than Hahn, who invests the brief central scherzo with a drive that galvanizes its rhythmic intricacy, while bringing slow-burning intensity to those subtle 'verse and refrain' contrasts of the first movement and eloquence to the 'variations in search of a theme' finale.” International Record Review, February 2012 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Annibale: | O Paese d' 'o sole Recorded on 7th July 1990 Luciano Pavarotti, José Carreras, Plácido Domingo (tenors) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta | Bach, J S: | Magnificat in D major, BWV243 Hanneke van Bork, Elly Ameling (sopranos), Helen Watts (contralto), Werner Krenn (tenor), Tom Krause (baritone) Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger Cantata BWV10 'Meine Seel erhebt den Herren' Elly Ameling (soprano), Werner Krenn (tenor), Marius Rintzler (bass) Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger Cantata BWV140 'Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme' Gabriele Fontana (soprano), Gösta Wimbergh (tenor), Tom Krause (baritone) Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Wiener Akademie-Chor
Hymnuschor Stuttgart, Karl Münchinger Goldberg Variations, BWV988 András Schiff (piano) | Barber, S: | Violin Concerto, Op. 14 Recorded in 1996 Joshua Bell (violin) Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, David Zinman | Bartók: | Piano Concerto No. 3, BB 127, Sz. 119 Julius Katchen (piano) London Symphony Orchestra, István Kertész | Beethoven: | Ecco quel fiero istante! (La partenza WoO.124) Che fa il mio ben? (L'amante impaziente, Op. 82 No. 3) Che fa il mio ben? (L'amante impaziente, Op. 82 No. 4) T'intendo, si, mio cor (Liebes Klage, Op. 82 No. 2) Dimmi, ben mio (Hoffnung, Op. 82 No. 1) In questa tomba oscura, WoO.133 Recorded in 1992 Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo), Andras Schiff (piano) Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 Recorded in 2009 Janine Jansen (violin) Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie, Paavo Järvi Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 ‘Moonlight' Recorded in 1972 Radu Lupu (piano) Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 'Pathetique' Recorded in 1972 Radu Lupu (piano) Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 'Waldstein' Recorded in 1972 Radu Lupu (piano) Variations (32) on an Original Theme in C minor, WoO 80 Recorded in 1970 Radu Lupu (piano) String Quartet No. 11 in F minor Op. 95 'Serioso' Recorded 2003/2004 Takács Quartet String Quartet No. 13 in B flat major, Op. 130 Recorded 2003/2004 Takács Quartet Grosse Fuge in B flat major, Op. 133 Recorded 2003/2004 Takács Quartet Septet in E flat major, Op. 20 Recorded in 1959 Members of the Wiener Oktett | Bellini: | Adalgisa! … Oh! Rimembranza! (from Norma) Recorded at the Lincoln Centre in 1981 Ma di’ … Oh non tremare (from Norma) Recorded at the Lincoln Centre in 1981 Joan Sutherland (soprano), Marilyn Horne (mezzo) New York City Opera Orchestra, Richard Bonynge Angiol di pace (from Beatrice di Tenda) Recorded at the Lincoln Centre in 1981 Joan Sutherland (soprano), Marilyn Horne (mezzo), Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) New York City Opera Orchestra, Richard Bonynge | Berg: | Lulu-Suite (Five Symphonic Pieces) for soprano and orchestra Recorded in 1973 Anja Silja (soprano) Wiener Philharmoniker, Christoph von Dohnányi | Bernstein: | Maria (from West Side Story) Recorded on 7th July 1990 Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo, José Carreras (tenors) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta Tonight (from West Side Story) Recorded on 7th July 1990 Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo, José Carreras (tenors) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta | Bizet: | Jeux d'enfants (Petite Suite), Op. 22 Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, Jean Martinon | Bloch, E: | Nigun (Baal Shem No. 2) Recorded in 1996 Joshua Bell (violin) Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, David Zinman | Borodin: | Symphony No. 2 in B minor London Symphony Orchestra, Jean Martinon Prince Igor Overture London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti | Brahms: | Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15 Recorded in 2006 Nelson Freire (piano) Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Riccardo Chailly | Britten: | War Requiem, Op. 66 Recorded in 1963 Galina Vishnevskaya (soprano), Peter Pears (tenor), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Simon Preston (organ) London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra Chorus, The Bach Choir, Highgate School Choir, Melos Ensemble, Benjamin Britten Embroidery in childhood (from Peter Grimes) Recorded in 1996 Renée Fleming (soprano) London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti Violin Concerto in D minor Op. 15 Recorded in 2009 Janine Jansen (violin) London Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Järvi | Bruch: | Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26 Recorded in 1972 Kyung Wha Chung (violin) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Rudolf Kempe Scottish Fantasy, Op. 46 Recorded in 1972 Kyung Wha Chung (violin) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Rudolf Kempe | Bruckner: | Symphony No. 4 in Eb Major 'Romantic' Recorded in 1973 Wiener Philharmoniker, Karl Böhm | Capua: | O sole mio Recorded on 7th July 1990 Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo, José Carreras (tenors) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta | Cardillo: | Core 'ngrato Recorded on 7th July 1990 José Carreras (tenor) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta | Chabrier: | España Recorded 1957 London Symphony Orchestra, Ataúlfo Argenta | Cilea: | È la solita storia 'Lamento di Federico' (from L'Arlesiana) Recorded on 7th July 1990 José Carreras (tenor) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta | Crescenzo: | Rondine al nido Recorded on 7th July 1990 Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta | Curtis, E: | Torna a Surriento Recorded on 7th July 1990 Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta | Debussy: | Images for orchestra Recorded 1961 L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Ernest Ansermet | Dvorak: | Mesícku na nebi hlubokém 'Song to the Moon' (from Rusalka) Recorded in 1996 Renée Fleming (soprano) London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 'From the New World' Recorded in 1961 Wiener Philharmoniker, István Kertész Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88 Recorded in 1963 London Symphony Orchestra, István Kertész | Elgar: | Enigma Variations, Op. 36 London Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Monteux | Falla: | El sombrero de tres picos Recorded 1961 Teresa Berganza (mezzo) L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Ernest Ansermet Noches en los jardines de Espana Recorded in 1983 Alicia de Larrocha (piano) London Philharmonic Orchestra, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos | Giordano, U: | Un dì, all' azzurro spazio (from Andrea Chénier) Recorded on 7th July 1990 José Carreras (tenor) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta | Glinka: | Ruslan & Lyudmila Overture London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti | Goldschmidt, B: | Der Verflossene | Granados: | Danza española, Op. 37 No. 5 'Andaluza' Recorded 1957 London Symphony Orchestra, Ataúlfo Argenta Goyescas (opera) Recorded in 1976 London Philharmonic Orchestra, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos El Pelele Recorded in 1976 London Philharmonic Orchestra, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos | Grieg: | Holberg Suite, Op. 40 Recorded in 1970 The Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner | Guglielmi: | La vie en rose Recorded on 7th July 1990 Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo, José Carreras (tenors) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta | Haydn: | Arianna a Naxos, cantata, Hob.XXVIb/2 Recorded in 1992 Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo), Andras Schiff (piano) Mass, Hob. XXII:11 in D minor 'Nelsonmesse' Recorded in 1962 Sylvia Stahlman (soprano), Helen Watts (contralto), Wilfred Brown (tenor), Tom Krause (baritone), Simon Preston (organ) London Symphony Orchestra, Sir David Willcocks Mass, Hob. XXII: 9 in C major 'Paukenmesse' Recorded in 1969 April Cantelo (soprano), Robert Tear (tenor), Barry McDaniel (baritone), Stephen Cleobury (organ) The Academy of St Martin in the Fields, George Guest | Holländer: | Ich tanze um die Welt mit Dir Zieh Dich aus, Petronella! Raus mit den Männern! Es kommt jeder dran Stürme der Liedenschaft Phaea Wir wollen alle wieder Kinder sein!! Münchhausen | Holst: | The Planets, Op. 32 Recorded in 1961 Wiener Philharmoniker, Wiener Staatsopernchor, Herbert von Karajan The Perfect Fool, Op. 39/H 150: Ballet Music Recorded in 1961 Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan Egdon Heath, a homage to Thomas Hardy, Op.47 Recorded in 1961 London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult | Ibert: | Divertissement Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, Jean Martinon | Ives, C: | Symphony No. 2 Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta | Janacek: | Sinfonietta Recorded in 1980 Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Charles Mackerras The Cunning Little Vixen - Suite Recorded in 1979 Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Charles Mackerras Taras Bulba Recorded in 1980 Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Charles Mackerras | LaCalle: | Amapola Recorded on 7th July 1990 Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo, José Carreras (tenors) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta | Lara, Augustin: | Granada Recorded on 7th July 1990 José Carreras (tenor) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta | Lehár: | Dein ist mein ganzes Herz (from Das Land des Lächelns) Recorded on 7th July 1990 Plácido Domingo (tenor) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta | Leoncavallo: | Mattinata - 'L'aurora di bianco vestita' Recorded on 7th July 1990 Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo, José Carreras (tenors) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta | Lloyd Webber, A: | Memory (from Cats) Recorded on 7th July 1990 Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo, José Carreras (tenors) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta | Mahler: | Symphony No. 8 in E flat major 'Symphony of the Thousand' Recorded in 1971 Heather Harper, Lucia Popp, Arleen Auger (sopranos), Yvonne Minton (mezzo), Helen Watts (contralto), Rene Kollo (tenor), John Shirley-Quirk (baritone), Martti Talvela (bass) Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Wiener Sängerknaben, Wiener Staatsopernchor, Sir Georg Solti | Mendelssohn: | Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 Recorded in 1981 Kyung Wha Chung (violin) Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 56 'Scottish' Recorded in 1960 London Symphony Orchestra, Peter Maag A Midsummer Night's Dream - incidental music, Op. 61 Recorded in 1957 Jennifer Vyvyan, Marion Lowe (sopranos) London Symphony Orchestra, Peter Maag Octet in E flat major, Op. 20 Recorded in 1972 Members of the Wiener Oktett | Mendoza y Cortés: | Cielito Lindo Recorded on 7th July 1990 Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo, José Carreras (tenors) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta | Messiaen: | Turangalîla Symphony Recorded in 1992 Takashi Harada (ondes martenot), Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano) Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly | Meyerbeer: | Ô Paradis (from L'Africaine) Recorded on 7th July 1990 Plácido Domingo (tenor) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta | Moszkowski: | Danse espagnoles, Op. 12 Recorded 1957 London Symphony Orchestra, Ataúlfo Argenta | Mozart: | Ridente la calma, K152 Recorded in 1992 Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo), Andras Schiff (piano) Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K466 Recorded in 1970 Clifford Curzon (piano) English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat major, K595 Recorded in 1970 Clifford Curzon (piano) English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten Porgi amor (from Le nozze di Figaro) Recorded in 1996 Renée Fleming (soprano) London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti E Susanna non vien! … Dove sono i bei momenti (from Le nozze di Figaro) Recorded in 1996 Renée Fleming (soprano) London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti | Mussorgsky: | Pictures at an Exhibition Recorded 1982; orch. Vladimir Ashkenazy Philharmonia Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy Khovanshchina: Prelude Compl. & orch. Rimsky-Korsakov London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti A Night on the Bare Mountain London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti | Nelson, Rudolf: | Das spricht Bände Mir ist so nach Tamerlan! | Parry: | I was glad Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Choir of Winchester Cathedral, Waynflete Singers, David Hill Blest Pair of Sirens Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Choir of Winchester Cathedral, Waynflete Singers, David Hill Jerusalem Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Choir of Winchester Cathedral, Waynflete Singers, David Hill | Pergolesi: | Stabat Mater Barbara Bonney (soprano), Andreas Scholl (countertenor) Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset Salve Regina in F minor Barbara Bonney (soprano), Andreas Scholl (countertenor) Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset Salve Regina in A minor Barbara Bonney (soprano), Andreas Scholl (countertenor) Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset | Ponchielli: | Ecco la barca … addio (from La Gioconda) Recorded at the Lincoln Centre in 1981 Joan Sutherland (soprano), Marilyn Horne (mezzo), Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) New York City Opera Orchestra, Richard Bonynge | Prokofiev: | Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26 Julius Katchen (piano) London Symphony Orchestra, István Kertész | Puccini: | Turandot (highlights) Recorded in 1972 Joan Sutherland (Turandot), Luciano Pavarotti (Calaf), Montserrat Caballé (Liù), Nicolai Ghiaurov (Timur), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta La fanciulla del West (excerpts) Recorded in 1958 Renata Tebaldi (Minnie), Mario del Monaco (Dick Johnson), Cornell MacNeil (Jack Rance), Giorgio Tozzi (Jake Wallace) Orchestra e coro dell’Accademia di Santa Cecilia Roma, Franco Capuana Che gelida manina (from La Bohème) Recorded at the Lincoln Centre in 1981 Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) New York City Opera Orchestra, Richard Bonynge Recondita armonia (from Tosca) Recorded on 7th July 1990 Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta E lucevan le stelle (from Tosca) Recorded on 7th July 1990 Plácido Domingo (tenor) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta | Purcell: | Dido and Aeneas Recorded in 1992 Catherine Bott (Dido), Emma Kirkby (Belinda), John Mark Ainsley (Aeneas), David Thomas (Sorceress), Elizabeth Priday (First Witch), Sara Stowe (Second Witch), Julianne Baird (Second Woman), Daniel Lochmann (First Sailor), Michael Chance (Spirit) Chorus and Orchestra of The Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood | Rachmaninov: | Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30 Recorded 1963 Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) London Symphony Orchestra, Anatole Fistoulari Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 36 Recorded 1977 Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) | Ravel: | Ma Mère l'Oye Recorded in 1983 Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit Pavane pour une infante défunte Recorded in 1983 Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit Le Tombeau de Couperin Recorded in 1983 Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit Valses nobles et sentimentales Recorded in 1983 Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit Boléro Recorded in 1981 Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit Piano Concerto in G major Julius Katchen (piano) London Symphony Orchestra, István Kertész Daphnis et Chloé London Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Monteux | Respighi: | Roman Festivals Recorded in 1976 The Cleveland Orchestra, Lorin Maazel Pines of Rome Recorded in 1976 The Cleveland Orchestra, Lorin Maazel | Rimsky Korsakov: | Capriccio espagnol, Op. 34 Recorded 1957 London Symphony Orchestra, Ataúlfo Argenta Le Coq d'Or Suite Recorded in 1979 The Cleveland Orchestra, Lorin Maazel | Rossini: | Mura felici (from La donna del lago) Recorded at the Lincoln Centre in 1981 Marilyn Horne (mezzo) New York City Opera Orchestra, Richard Bonynge | Saint-Saëns: | Danse macabre, Op. 40 Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, Jean Martinon Le Rouet d'Omphale, Op. 31 Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, Jean Martinon Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22 Pascal Rogé (piano) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Dutoit Piano Concerto No. 4 in C minor, Op. 44 Pascal Rogé (piano) Philharmonia Orchestra, Charles Dutoit Piano Concerto No. 5 in F major, Op. 103 'Egyptian' Pascal Rogé (piano) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Dutoit | Schoenberg: | Erwartung, Op. 17 Recorded in 1979 Anja Silja (soprano) Wiener Philharmoniker, Christoph von Dohnányi | Schubert: | Vedi quanto adoro ancora ingrato!, D510 Im Haine, D738 Sung in Italian Io vuo'cantar di Cadmo (Alla cetra, D737) La pastorella, D528 Non t'accostar all'urna, D688 No. 1 Guarda, che bianca luna, D688 No. 2 Da quel sembiante appresi, D688 No. 3 Mio ben ricordati D688 No. 4 Pensa, che questo istante, D76 Willkommen und Abschied, D767 Sung in Italian; recorded in 1992 Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo), Andras Schiff (piano) | Schumann: | Carnaval, Op. 9 Recorded in 2002 Nelson Freire (piano) | Shostakovich: | Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47 Recorded in 1983 Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink Symphony No. 9 in E flat major, Op. 70 Recorded in 1980 London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bernard Haitink | Sibelius: | Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39 Recorded 1984 Philharmonia Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy | Siecynski: | Wien, Wien nur du Allein (Vienna, City of My Dreams) Recorded on 7th July 1990 Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo, José Carreras (tenors) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta | Sorozábal: | La Taberna del Puerto – ‘No puede ser’ Recorded on 7th July 1990 Plácido Domingo (tenor) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta | Spoliansky: | Alles Schwindel Das Gesellschaftslied Meine beste Freundin 100 meter Glück L'heure bleue Das Lila Lied Maskulinum-Femininum Recorded in 1966 Ute Lemper Matrix Ensemble, Robert Ziegler | Strauss, E: | Ohne Bremse Op. 238 Polka schnell | Strauss, J, I: | Loreley-Rhein-Klänge, Walzer, Op. 154 Radetsky March, Op. 228 New Year’s Concert, 1979 Wiener Philharmoniker, Willi Boskovsky | Strauss, J, II: | Wein, Weib und Gesang, Op. 333 Bitte Schon, Polka, Op. 372 Bei uns z´Haus Waltz, Op. 361 Tik-Tak Polka, Op. 365 Pizzicato Polka Auf der Jagd, Op. 373 Leichtes Blut, polka schnell, Op. 319 An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314 | Strauss, Josef: | Die Emanzipierte Moulinet-Polka Rudolfsheimer-polka | Strauss, R: | Don Juan, Op. 20 Recorded in 1989 San Francisco Symphony, Herbert Blomstedt Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64 Recorded in 1989 San Francisco Symphony, Herbert Blomstedt Ich komme, grünen Brüder (from Daphne) Recorded in 1996 Renée Fleming (soprano) London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti | Stravinsky: | The Firebird Recorded in 1981 Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati The Rite of Spring Recorded in 1982 Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati | Suppe: | Die schöne Galathée Overture Leichte Kavallerie Overture Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti Dichter und Bauer Overture Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti Ein Morgen, ein Mittag, ein Abend in Wien Overture Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti Pique Dame Overture Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti | Susato: | Danserye New London Consort, Philip Pickett | Tchaikovsky: | Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 Recorded 1956 Alfredo Campoli (violin) London Symphony Orchestra, Ataúlfo Argenta Puskay pogibnu ya 'Tatiana's Letter Scene' (from Eugene Onegin) Recorded in 1996 Renée Fleming (soprano) London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti Serenade for strings in C major, Op. 48 Recorded in 1968 The Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70 Recorded in 1968 The Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner | trad.: | Ochi tchorniye Recorded on 7th July 1990 Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo, José Carreras (tenors) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta | Varèse: | Arcana Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta Intégrales Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta Ionisation Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta | Verdi: | Era più calmo? (from Otello) Renée Fleming (soprano) Mia madre aveva...Piangea cantando...Ave Maria (from Otello) Recorded in 1996 Renée Fleming (soprano) London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti Solingo, errante e misero (from Ernani) Recorded at the Lincoln Centre in 1981 Joan Sutherland (soprano), Marilyn Horne (mezzo), Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) New York City Opera Orchestra, Richard Bonynge Tu del mio Carlo (from I masnadieri) Recorded at the Lincoln Centre in 1981 Joan Sutherland (soprano) New York City Opera Orchestra, Richard Bonynge Giá nella notte densa (from Otello) Recorded at the Lincoln Centre in 1981 Luciano Pavarotti (tenor), Joan Sutherland (soprano) New York City Opera Orchestra, Richard Bonynge Madre, non dormi? (from Il trovatore) Recorded at the Lincoln Centre in 1981 Luciano Pavarotti (tenor), Joan Sutherland (soprano), Marilyn Horne (mezzo) New York City Opera Orchestra, Richard Bonynge | Wagner: | Der Ring des Nibelungen (excerpts) Recorded 1958 - 1960 Birgit Nilsson (Brünnhilde), Wolfgang Windgassen (Siegfried), Hans Hotter (Wotan), Gerhard Stolze (Mime) Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti | Walton: | Violin Concerto Recorded in 1996 Joshua Bell (violin) Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, David Zinman Belshazzar's Feast Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone) Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Choir of Winchester Cathedral, Waynflete Singers, David Hill Coronation Te Deum Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Choir of Winchester Cathedral, Waynflete Singers, David Hill | Webern: | Im sommerwind (Idyl for large orchestra) (1904) Recorded in 1991 Anja Silja (soprano) Wiener Philharmoniker, Christoph von Dohnányi | Ziehrer: | Herreinspaziert, Op. 518 |
A limited-edition 50-CD set of legendary recordings celebrating the world-renowned DECCA sound. Classic-status pioneering stereo recordings from the past 55 years and starring a galaxy of internationally-acclaimed artistic talent. Each CD is presented in a sleeve with original cover art. Where an original release may have been of short duration due to limitations of the LP a bonus work featuring the same artists has been added. A 200-page booklet documents the development of stereo recording as it developed in the 1950s through to modern digital recordings; there is an article on Decca artists and repertory with particular reference to the artists featured in the set. Full recording information on each disc is included and there are numerous photographs. | Decca - 4782826 (CD - 50 discs) Normally: $163.00 Special: $117.50 |
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Baermann, H: | Adagio for clarinet and strings in D flat formerly attrib. Wagner Jack Brymer (clarinet) | Barber, S: | Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 | Bartók: | Divertimento for Strings, Sz. 113 Music for Strings, Percussion & Celesta, BB 114, Sz. 106 | Bizet: | Symphony in C | Britten: | Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10 | Butterworth, G: | Two English Idylls The Banks of Green Willow A Shropshire Lad - Rhapsody | Copland: | Quiet City Celia Nicklin (cor anglais) & Michael Laird (trumpet) | Cowell: | Hymn and Fuguing Tune No. 10 for oboe and strings Celia Nicklin (oboe) | Creston: | A Rumor | Grieg: | Holberg Suite, Op. 40 Two Elegiac Melodies, Op. 34 | Hindemith: | Fünf Stücke | Ives, C: | Symphony No. 3 'The Camp Meeting' | Nielsen: | Little Suite in A minor for strings, Op. 1 (FS6) | Prokofiev: | Symphony No. 1 in D major, Op. 25 'Classical' Visions fugitives, Op. 22 arr. Barshai | Schoenberg: | Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4 | Shostakovich: | Piano Concerto No. 1 in C minor for piano, trumpet & strings, Op. 35 John Ogdon (piano) & John Wilbraham (trumpet) | Sibelius: | Valse Triste, Op. 44 No. 1 Rakastava, Op. 14 | Strauss, R: | Metamorphosen | Stravinsky: | Pulcinella Suite Apollon musagète Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra John Ogdon (piano) | Wagner: | Siegfried Idyll | Walton: | Sonata for String Orchestra | Webern: | Five movements for String Quartet, Op. 5 (1909) | Wirén: | Serenade for string orchestra, Op. 11 |
March 2011: 50th anniversary of the first recording by Neville Marriner and The Academy of St Martin in the Fields for Decca's L'Oiseau-Lyre label [Concerti grossi by Handel, Torelli, Albicastro and Locatelli] March 1964: first recording by Marriner and The Academy on ARGO [Handel: Concerti grossi, op.3] - the start of a very remarkable recording partnership that extended to other labels [most notably PHILIPS] Over a period of 40 years Marriner and The Academy made over 300 recordings but it is the association with DECCA / ARGO that was so unique and resulted in a huge catalogue of recordings of Baroque and Classical repertory - many of which remain in the catalogue today. Between 1967-77 a distinguished series of recordings of late 19th- and 20th-century repertory established themselves as classics of the gramophone. This 50th anniversary edition presents a selection of these albums in repertory that ranges from Wagner to Stravinsky, Bartók and Shostakovich. Each CD is presented in a sleeve with a replica of the original LP cover. Wagner, Walton & Hindemith works receive their first international CD release | | | (Sorry, download not available in your country) | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Leonard Bernstein: The Symphony Edition
Beethoven: | Symphonies Nos. 1-9 (complete) | Berlioz: | Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14 | Bernstein: | Symphony No. 1 'Jeremiah' Symphony No. 2 'The Age of Anxiety' Symphony No. 3 'Kaddish' | Bizet: | Symphony in C | Blitzstein: | The Airborne Symphony | Brahms: | Symphonies Nos. 1-4 (Complete) | Bruckner: | Symphony No. 9 in D Minor | Copland: | Symphony for organ and orchestra | Dvorak: | Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70 Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 'From the New World' | Franck, C: | Symphony in D minor | Goldmark: | Rustic Wedding Symphony | Harris, Roy: | Symphony No. 3 | Haydn: | Symphonies Nos. 82 - 87 (the Paris Symphonies) Symphony No. 88 in G major Symphonies Nos. 93 - 104 (the London Symphonies) | Hindemith: | Symphony in E flat | Ives, C: | Symphony No. 2 Symphony No. 3 'The Camp Meeting' | Liszt: | A Faust Symphony, S108 | Mahler: | Symphonies 1-9 (complete) Symphony No. 10 in F sharp major - Adagio | Mendelssohn: | Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 56 'Scottish' Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. 90 'Italian' Symphony No. 5 in D major, Op. 107 'Reformation' | Mozart: | Symphony No. 3 in E flat, K18 Symphony No. 36 in C major, K425 'Linz' Symphony No. 39 in E flat major, K543 Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K550 Symphony No. 41 in C major, K551 'Jupiter' | Nielsen: | Symphony No. 2, Op. 16 (FS29) 'The Four temperaments' Symphony No. 3, Op. 27 (FS60) 'Sinfonia espansiva' Symphony No. 4, Op. 29 (FS76) 'The Inextinguishable' Symphony No. 5, Op. 50 (FS97) | Prokofiev: | Symphony No. 1 in D major, Op. 25 'Classical' Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 100 | Saint-Saëns: | Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78 'Organ Symphony' | Schubert: | Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D759 'Unfinished' Symphony No. 9 in C major, D944 'The Great' Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, D485 | Schuman: | Symphony No. 3 Symphony No. 5 (Symphony for Strings) Symphony No. 8 | Schumann: | Symphonies Nos. 1-4 (complete) | Shapero: | Symphony for Classical Orchestra | Shostakovich: | Symphony No. 1 in F minor, Op. 10 Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47 Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 54 Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 60 'Leningrad' Symphony No. 9 in E flat major, Op. 70 Symphony No. 14 in G minor, Op. 135 | Sibelius: | Symphonies Nos. 1-7 (complete) | Stravinsky: | Symphony of Psalms | Tchaikovsky: | Symphonies Nos. 1-6 (complete) | Thompson, R: | Symphony No. 2 | Vaughan Williams: | Symphony No. 4 in F minor |
Leonard Bernstein is widely considered to be one of the most influential musicians of the 20th Century. His unrivalled combination of the highest musical standards and personal warmth shine through in his conducting and are attractively showcased in this unique Collector’s Edition boxset. The LEONARD BERNSTEIN SYMPHONY EDITION brings together his complete symphonic recordings from 1953 to 1976. These unparalleled versions of the mainstays of the symphonic canon are collected together for the first time to celebrate the genius and impact of Leonard Bernstein in a 60 disc very limited deluxe edition, in LP-size format, also containing a 32 page LP-sized illustrated book providing unique insight into the life and work of Leonard Bernstein. Extra postage costs: As this set is very heavy (around 3.5kg) we unfortunately need to charge some extra postage costs to certain countries.
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| |  | William Schuman: The Symphoniesand selected orchestral works
Naxos is pleased to present this new 5 CD boxed set, released specially to coincide with the centenary of William Schuman’s birth. The box is available at a special price of 5 CDs for the price of 4. The box comprises existing Naxos discs 8559317, 8559254, 8559625, 8559255 and 8559651. “Even as it currently stands, this now-complete cycle is one of the true jewels of the Naxos catalogue; powerful music presented in exemplary sound and compelling performances.” MusicWeb International on the Naxos Schuman Symphony cycle “William Schuman is a major voice in American symphonic music, and no one investigating these works will be disappointed, as they are exceptionally well played and recorded.” Penguin Guide, 2011 edition | | Naxos - 8505228 (CD - 5 discs) Normally: $26.50 Special: $21.20 |
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