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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | | | |  | JS Bach: Original works and transcriptions by Franz Liszt
David Theodor Schmidt (piano) “Studying original works by Johann Sebastian Bach and comparing them with transcriptions and with works inspired by him in other ways has constantly occupied and fascinated me in recent years. The greatness and variety of Bach's work and his effect upon later generations is always impressively apparent. The transcriptions presented here show the greatness of both Liszt and Bach, documenting as they do Bach's compositional mastery and Liszt's ability as an arranger and his passionate involvement with Bach.” (David Theodor Schmidt) | | | (also available to download from $10.75) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Zubin Mehta & The Israel Philharmonic (Live Recordings 1963-2006)
Beethoven: | Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b 1975 | Berg: | 3 Wozzeck-Fragments 1992 Stella Richmond (soprano) | Bloch, E: | Schelomo 1990 Mischa Maisky (cello) | Brahms: | Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53 2000 Marjana Lipovšek (mezzo) Prague Philharmonic Choir Schicksalslied, Op. 54 1972 Scottish National Orchestra Chorus Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73 1977 Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77 1971 Pinchas Zukerman (violin) Double Concerto for Violin & Cello in A minor, Op. 102 1986 Isaac Stern (violin) & Mstislav Rostropovich (cello) | Bruckner: | Symphony No. 9 in D Minor 1963 | Dorman: | Spices, Perfumes, Toxins! 2006 PercaDu (marimba and percussion) | Dvorak: | Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53 1971 Itzhak Perlman (violin) Three Slavonic Dances, Op. 72 1996 | Elgar: | Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 61 1982 Yehudi Menuhin (violin) | Holst: | The Planets, Op. 32 1986 | Liszt: | Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major, S125 1996 Yefim Bronfman (piano) | Mahler: | Rückert-Lieder (5 songs, complete) 1996 Marjana Lipovšek (mezzo) | Mozart: | Le nozze di Figaro, K492: Overture 1986 Concerto for Three Pianos & Orchestra, K242 1987 Arie Vardi, Yefim Bronfman & Radu Lupu (pianos) Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola & Orchestra in E flat major, K364 1968 Chaim Taub (violin) & Daniel Benyamini (viola) | Prokofiev: | Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63 1975 Isaac Stern (violin) | Rachmaninov: | Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 1987 Alicia de Larrocha (piano) | Rossini: | La scala di seta Overture 1977 | Saint-Saëns: | Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33 1986 Lyn Harrell (cello) | Schoenberg: | Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4 2006 | Schubert: | Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D759 'Unfinished' 1996 | Sheriff: | Festival Preludes 1996 | Strauss, R: | Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28 1996 | Stravinsky: | The Rite of Spring 1997 | Tal: | Symphony No. 2 1983 | Verdi: | La forza del destino Overture 1986 Requiem Live recording, July 1968, Bethlehem Martina Arroyo (soprano), Shirley Verrett (mezzo), Richard Tucker (tenor) & Bonaldo Giaiotti (bass) The Tel-Aviv Philharmonic Choir | Vivaldi: | Concerto, Op. 3 No. 8 'Con due Violini obligati', RV 522 1996 Itzhak Perlman & Pinchas Zukerman (violins) | Zeisl: | Requiem Ebraico (The 92nd Psalm) for soli and mixed choir, organ and orchestra 2006 Sharon Rostorf-Zamir (soprano), Bracha Kol (mezzo) & David Bizic (baritone) The Philharmonia Singers |
plus: Tzvi AVNI Programme Music 1983; Joseph KAMINSKY Symphonic Overture 1982
"The past 40 seasons has gone by like a flash and I wish I could do it all over again, alas not much time remains but I can assure all my colleagues of the orchestra and my enduring Israeli public that I shall give it my best shot until I am 120!! - Weh ist mir!!” Zubin Mehta | | | This item is currently out of stock at the UK distributor. You may order it now but please be aware that it may be six weeks or more before it can be despatched. |
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| |  | Presto 2
Bach, J S: | Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV1068: Air ('Air on a G String') | Barber, S: | Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 | Bizet: | L'amour est un oiseau rebelle 'Habanera' (from Carmen) | Brahms: | Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90 | Charpentier, M-A: | Overture Te Deum | Chopin: | Prelude Op. 28 No. 20 in C minor Philippe Giusiano (piano) Étude Op. 10 No. 3 in E major 'Tristesse' Philippe Giusiano (piano) | Elgar: | Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major, Op. 39 No. 1 | Grieg: | Peer Gynt Suites Nos. 1 & 2 | Handel: | Sarabande | Liszt: | Ständchen Brigitte Engerer | Lully: | Marche pour la cérémonie des Turcs | Mahler: | Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor - Adagietto | Mozart: | Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K550 | Prokofiev: | Romeo and Juliet: Dance of the Knights | Rachmaninov: | Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 Philippe Bianconi (piano) | Ravel: | Boléro | Schubert: | Piano Quintet in A major, D667 'The Trout' Esther Brayer & Jean-Frédéric Neuburger Quatuor Ebène Ständchen 'Leise flehen meine Lieder', D957 No. 4 Brigitte Engerer | Tchaikovsky: | Swan Lake (Prelude) | Vivaldi: | Nisi Dominus (Psalm 126), RV608 with Carlos Mena |
PRESTO 2 is written and presented by Pierre Charvet, of FRANCE5, where Presto is a regular TV programme designed to familiarise viewers with classical music. Directed by François-René Martin, of Mirare, Presto uses split-screen technology and graphic animation by Gregoire Pont, to illustrate four centuries of music, played by François Xavier Roth and his orchestra Les Siècles. 1 DVD, 2h 12min PAL 16:9, Stereo, Language : Fr No subtitles NB: This is taken from a television-programme rather than a recital and therefore features some voice-over during the pieces. | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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| |  | Liszt: Piano Concertos No. 1 & 2
Few pieces encapsulate Liszt’s genius as comprehensively as his two piano concertos. They not only showcase his dazzling technical ability, but also his skills as a musical visionary. Both took almost 25 years of painstaking work to complete, during which time he made drastic revisions, enhancing the role of the orchestra and the structural unity, and developing what Robert Schumann called ‘a new and brilliant way to weld the orchestra and piano together’. Byron Janis’s 1962 Moscow recording of these concertos has assumed legendary status. Janis was a former child prodigy who studied with Vladimir Horowitz during the 1940s, and was considered one of the most brilliant American pianists of his generation before his career was cut short by illness. He was chosen in 1960 to spearhead a new cross-cultural exchange between the USA and USSR, and made such an impact that the American Mercury recording team went over to the USSR to record this collaboration. The recordings were made at the height of Janis’s career, and are probably some of the most accomplished he ever made. Janis’s own agile technique and unfussy style bring a welcome sparkle and structural lucidity to this music. During the 1962 sessions Janis also recorded a small selection of solo miniatures by Schumann, Falla and Guion. The previous year he also recorded three pieces by Liszt: the Hungarian Rhapsody No.6, his Valse oubliée No.1 and Sonetto 104 del Petrarca from the Années de pèlerinage: 2ème année, and these are all included here. “The solo pieces are also attractive. Janis
is a very expert player, and covers a variety
of moods with success … the little Valse oubliée is charming, as is the deeply romantic Petrarch Sonnet. The Falla “Miller’s Dance” is no less colourful, while the Hungarian Rhapsody No.6 … has great panache, not
least in the hair-raising octave passages.” Gramophone Magazine, September 1991 “Janis’s glittering articulation is matched by his sense of poetry and drama, and there is plenty of dash in these very compelling performances, which are afforded characteristically brilliant Mercury sound.” Penguin Guide | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Liszt: Complete Piano Music Volume 33Wagner Transcriptions
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| |  | Liszt: Orchestral Pieces
Liszt: | Hungarian Rhapsodies, S359 Nos. 1-6 Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Andras Korodi Les Préludes, symphonic poem No. 3, S97 Wiener Symphoniker, Yuri Ahronovitch Dante Symphony, S. 109 Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus, Hartmut Haenchen Tasso, Lamento e trionfo, symphonic poem No. 2, S96 Ungarische Nationalphilharmonie, János Ferencsik À la chapelle Sixtine, for orchestra, S. 360 Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus, Hartmut Haenchen Orpheus, symphonic poem No. 4, S98 Ungarische Nationalphilharmonie, János Ferencsik Mazeppa, symphonic poem No. 6, S100 Ungarische Nationalphilharmonie, János Ferencsik Rakoczi March, S242a/1 (first version, 1839/40) Ungarische Nationalphilharmonie, János Ferencsik Hungaria, symphonic poem No. 9, S103 Ungarische Nationalphilharmonie, János Ferencsik Goethe-Festmarsch, S521 Ungarische Nationalphilharmonie, Gyula Németh Hungarian Rhapsody, S244 No. 15 in A minor 'Rákóczy Marsch' Jenő Jandó (piano) |
This 4 CD set includes some rarities such as the Dante Symphony and the Symphonic Poems Tasso and Mazeppa. The works are performed by the Wiener Symphoniker, the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra and the Hungarian State Orchestra. | | | (also available to download from $23.25) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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As well as the popular piano concertos, this 3CD set includes all of Liszt’s Fantaisies for piano and orchestra. | | | (also available to download from $17.50) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Liszt: Voll Freud und Leid
Liszt: | Im Rhein, im schönen Strome, S272 Morgens steh ich auf und frage, S290 Ein Fichtenbaum steht einsam, S309 Anfangs wollt ich fast verzagen, S311 Du bist wie eine Blume Vergiftet sind meine Lieder, S.289 Die Lorelei Der König von Thule Freudvoll und leidvoll, S.280 Wer nie sein Brot mit Tränen ass, S.297 Über allen Gipfeln ist Ruh (Wandrers Nachtlied II), S.306 Der du von dem Himmel bist (Goethe), S279 Die drei Zigeuner, S.320 Es muss ein Wunderbares sein, S. 314 Das Veilchen, S316 No. 1 Die Schlüsselblumen, S316 No. 2 Nonnenwerth Drei Lieder aus Schillers Wilhelm Tell, S292 |
Hans-Jörg Mammel (tenor) & Hilko Dumno (piano) In this 200th anniversary year of Liszt, Carus has released a recording of seldom performed songs. The 20 songs in this collection reflect Liszt’s interest in German Romanticism and are based on poetry by various German poets of the 17th and 18th centuries. Mammel is in great demand as a lieder singer. | | | (also available to download from $10.75) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Jean Dubé plays Chopin
Chopin: | Variations on a March from Bellini's I Puritani Nocturne No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 9 No. 2 Waltz No. 20 in F sharp minor, Op. posth., KK Ib/7 'Mélancolique' Prelude in E flat minor 'Trille du Diable' (incomplete - realised Kallberg) Mazurka No. 6 in A minor, Op. 7 No. 2 (first version) Allegretto in F sharp major Mazurka in G major, WN26 Mazurka 'Dabrowski' Mazurka No. 49 in F minor, Op. 68 No. 4 arr. Magin Dwojaki koniec (The Double End), Op. 74 No. 11 Nie ma czego trzeba (I Want What I Have Not), Op. 74 No. 13 Piosnka litewska (Lithuanian Song), Op. 74 No. 16 Allegro de Concert in A major Op. 46 Tarantella in A flat major, Op. 43 Libera me, Domine (authorship doubtful) Largo in E flat major, BI 109 Waltz No. 6 in D flat major, Op. 64 No. 1 'Minute Waltz' Galop in A flat major 'Marquis', WN 59 Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor Op. 11: Romance | Liszt: | Chants Polonais after Chopin (6), S480 |
Jean Dubé is internationally recognized as one of the most important young pianists of our day. He has been playing all over the world since the age of only four. He gives master classes and performs as soloist, with chamber groups and orchestras throughout the world. His Chopin recital includes a selection of Mazurkas, Nocturne Op.9, Galop Marquis and Tarantella Op.43. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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