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Antoni: | Ricercate (12) for solo cello, Op. 1 Julius Berger (cello) | Biber: | Passacaglia for violin solo in G minor Rebekka Hartmann (violin) | Boccherini: | String Quartet in C minor, Op. 2 No. 1, G. 159 Casal Quartett | Gabrielli: | Ricercari (7) for solo cello Julius Berger (cello) | Geminiani: | Etude Rebekka Hartmann (violin) | Guillemain: | Amusement for solo violin, Op. 18 Rebekka Hartmann (violin) | Haydn: | String Quartet, Op. 9 No. 4 in D minor Casal Quartett | Matteis the Younger: | Fantasia, con discretione Rebekka Hartmann (violin) | Mozart: | String Quartet No. 1 in G major, K80 Casal Quartett | Pisendel: | Sonata for Violin Solo in A minor Rebekka Hartmann (violin) | Rust: | Partite for Violin Solo in D minor Rebekka Hartmann (violin) | Sammartini, G B: | Sinfonia in G major, Jc 39 Casal Quartett | Scarlatti, A: | Sonata à 4 No. 4 in D minor Casal Quartett | Westhoff: | Violin Suite in A major Rebekka Hartmann (violin) |
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“Solti takes a fast and light approach which yet has none of his old fierceness. Much is owed to the superb playing of the Chamber Orchestra of Europe. [Fleming] sings with a firm, full voice that is yet brilliant and flexible...Altogether Solti's finest Mozart recording, outshining even his Figaro.” Penguin Guide, 2010 edition *** “von Otter knows how to extract the most in vivid characterization from her arias and capitulates to Guglielmo's advances with real feeling...Frank Lopardo is a paragon of a Ferrando, possibly the finest of all on disc, partly because his supple tenor encompasses both the lyrical and heroic...If you don't mind Solti's ultra-disciplined conducting and the large scale of the performance, you'll find much to enjoy in the singing, and a real sense of fun” Gramophone Magazine, March 1996 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Mozart & Schubert: String Quartets
Quatuor Chiaroscuro: Alina Ibragimova, Pablo Hernan Benedi, Emilie Hörnlund, Claire Thirion The Chiaroscuro Quartet was founded in 2005 by four students from the Royal College of Music in London headed by violinist Alina Ibragimova. Its repertoire focuses primarily on the classical period of Haydn to Schubert, on period instruments and bows. “there's no doubting that it's the excitement of [Ibragimova's] msuic-making that stamps its personality on these performances. Not that her fellow musicians sit back, but her dazzling playing in the outer movements of Mozart's Dissonance Quartet makes them sound almost like violin concertos...But this is an impressive debut recording, and the light and shade of the playing fully justifies the name the group has chosen for itself.” BBC Music Magazine, December 2011 ***** | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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| |  | Franz Konwitschny conducts Beethoven, Mozart & Strauss
In 1961, the visiting orchestra to Salzburg was the Dresden Staatskapelle. The 'magic harp', as it was known, certainly justified its reputation under Franz Konwitschny, who confirmed his own standing as one of the leading representatives of the traditionally 'heavy' style of music-making in the German Classical and Romantic repertory. Beethoven’s Fourth Symphony was notable for its powerful contrast between darker and lighter orchestral sonorities, and much the same was true of Mozart’s Piano Concerto in A major K 488, in which the soloist was no less a luminary than Friedrich Gulda, whose playing was remarkable for its subtly contoured interaction with the orchestra but who was also able to bring to the piece a note of virtuosity and, in the Adagio, an overriding calm. The Staatskapelle’s concert under Konwitschny ended with Strauss’s 'Sinfonia domestica': a vast portrait of the Strauss family drawing on the orchestra’s full palette of tone colours. | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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| |  | Teresa Berganza MasterclassesThe Marriage of Figaro, Don Giovanni - films by Dominique Lucie Brard
Teresa Berganza (mezzo-soprano) & Aline Bartisol (piano) Jorge Chaminé (musical director) At the Villa Viardot, in France, Teresa Berganza, herself an unforgettable Cherubino, gave 2 masterclasses based on the 'Marriage of Figaro' (2009) and 'Don Giovanni' (2010). Young singers from all over the world reveal their talent in two exceptional singing lessons, now open to all musicians. | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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| |  | Mozart: Deutsche Dances, Symphony No. 36 & Piano Concerto No. 22
It is rare to find a soloist doubling as a conductor in Salzburg, but when it happens, it is undoubtedly a delightful prospect for the Festival audience. This was a risk that Alexander Lonquich took with the Mozarteum Orchestra in 2009. His Mozart Matinee began with the 'Six German Dances' K 571 and revealed Lonquich and the orchestra as knowledgeable champions of a rhythmically alert and dynamically varied Mozart style. Their ability to breathe new life into the music also benefitted the 'Linz' Symphony in C major K 425, while the 'Masonic Funeral Music' in C minor K 477 proved to be a moment of intense stasis in the concert, which was brought to a brilliant end with the Piano Concerto in E flat major K 482, conducted by Lonquich from the keyboard. “Lonquich makes a better job of his dual role than many other pianists who try this approach...Under [his] direction, the string sonority of the Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg is supple and svelte without being too 'smooth'. At the same time, he savours and encourages the contribution of the woodwind and brass...and the result is unfailingly musical. There are no emphatic distortions of the rhythm...His fingerwork is fleet and dextrous.” International Record Review, January 2012 | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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| |  | The Rough Guide to Mozart
Disc 1 1. Symphony No. 1 in E flat major, KV16: III. Presto 2. Symphony No. 41 in C major, KV551, ‘Jupiter’: IV. Molto Allegro 3. Don Giovanni, KV527: Act I: Aria: Dalla Sua Pace 4. Così Fan Tutte, KV588: Terzettino. Soave Sia Il Vento 5. Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), KV620: Act II: Pa-Pa-Pa-Pa-Pa-Pa-Papageno (Papageno, Papagena) 6. Piano Concerto in D minor, KV466: I. Allegro 7. Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, KV467: II. Andante 8. Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat major, KV595: III. Allegro 9. Sehnsucht Nach Dem Fruhlinge, KV596: ‘Komm, Lieber Mai’ 10. Serenade No. 10, ‘Gran Partita’, KV361: III. Adagio 11. Clarinet Quintet in A major, KV581: I. Allegro Disc 2 String Quintet in C major, K515 1. I. Allegro 2. II. Menuetto. Allegretto-Trio 3. III. Andante 4. IV. Allegro 5. I. Allegro 6. II. Menuetto. Allegretto-Trio 7. III. Adagio Ma Non Troppo 8. IV. Adagio: Allegro
L’Orefeo Baroque Orchestra, Michi Gaigg (conductor), Cappella Istropolitana, Barry Wordsworth (conductor), English Chamber Orchestra, Cappella Istropolitana, Johannes Wildner (conductor), Failoni Orchestra, Michael Halasz (conductor), Georg Tchy (baritone), Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg, Ivor Bolt (conductor), London Mozart Players, Concentus Hungaricus, András Ligeti (conductor), Ruth Ziesak (soprano), Nederlands Blazers Ensemble, Vienna Mozart Academy, Johannes Wildner (conductor), Ernst Haefliger (tenor), Joanna Borowsak, Elizabeth Norberg-Schultz (soprano), Rohangiz Yachmi (mezzosoprano), Peter Mikulas (bass), Lars Vogt, Howard Shelley, Jeno Jando, Ulrich Eisenlohr (piano) Mozart stands at the head of the classical music canon. His simple and delicate style conveys emotion with an artistic sensitivity that has never been matched. This Rough Guide presents a perfectly balanced selection of some of the composer’s most beautiful works. Bonus CD: Salomon Quartet with Simon Whistler (viola): Mozart String Quintets Mozart’s string quintets are legendary and swing from incredibly delicate textures in the slow movements to humble dance themes in the minuets to majestic episodes of symphonic grandeur. “Another pleasingly inventive selection of highlights” BBC Music Magazine, January 2012 *** | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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| |  | Mozart: Requiem
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| |  | Arias for Anna de Amicis
This pre-classical programme is dedicated to Anna de Amicis, the famous soprano who first created the role of Giunia in Mozart's Lucio Silla. Besides works by the young Mozart the programme comprises arias by N. Jommelli, JC Bach, C.W. Gluck and others. The Romanian soprano Teodora Gheorghiu studied with Niculina Mirea and Gheorghe Rosu in Romania and has won several prizes including the Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels in 2004. Following studies with Susanna Eken and José van Dam at the Queen Elisabeth Chapelle Musicale in Belgium, she made her debut with the Romanian National Opera in Bucharest singing the Queen of the Night in Die Zauberflöte. Teodora Gheorghiu made her debut at the venerable Vienna State Opera in 2004 where she was particularly commended for her performances of Adele (Die Fledermaus), The Queen of the Night (Die Zauberflöte), Nannetta (Falstaff), Fiakermilli (Arabella), Adina (L’Elisir d’Amore), Elvira (L’Italiana in Algeri), Sophie (Werther) et Eudoxie (La Juive). Outside the opera house, her career has equally flourished in recital and concert appearances. Some of her most noted collaborations have been with Paul Goodwin conducting the Academy of Ancient Music in London and Sigiswald Kujiken conducting La petite Bande. “It's stylishly presented and excellently accompanied by the Talens Lyriques and Christophe Rousset; a slight letdown, though, comes with young Gheorghiu hersel. Her appealingly bright, agile soprano lacks polish...For the music itself, the disc is worth exploring, even if its interpretation tends to be undercooked.” BBC Music Magazine, March 2012 *** “[Gheorghiu] certainly has the requisite glittering coloratura technique. In accompanied recitatives, especially those for Giunia...Gheorghiu hints at the fiery temperament for which her predecessor was famed...In sum, a recital of mixed pleasures, longer on virtuoso brilliance than on imagination and involvement.” Gramophone Magazine, February 2012 “The recital is a tour de force, extremely demanding of Teodora Gheorghiu's technique...In the excellent recording, there is no suggestion of shrillness or thinness of tone as she takes on high Cs or a top D. Gheorghiu is more than a soubrette, for in its middle notes her voice has a warmth and a fullness...Her singing on this CD should spread her name, for there is some stunning vocalism.” International Record Review, January 2012 | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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| |  | Pentatone: The First Ten Years
Beethoven: | Piano Sonata No. 16 in G major, Op. 31 No. 1 Mari Kodama (piano) Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31 No. 2 'Tempest' Mari Kodama (piano) Piano Sonata No. 18 in E flat major, Op. 31 No. 3 'The Hunt' Mari Kodama (piano) | Bruckner: | Symphony No. 7 in E Major Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Marek Janowski | Chopin: | Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11 Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21 Sa Chen (piano) Gulbenkian Orchestra, Lawrence Foster | Dvorak: | Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 'From the New World' Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra Amsterdam, Yakov Kreizberg Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53 Arabella Steinbacher (violin) Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Marek Janowski | Getty: | Plump Jack Overture Ancestor Suite Homework Suite Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner | Glazunov: | Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 82 Julia Fischer (violin) Russian National Orchestra, Yakov Kreizberg | Khachaturian: | Violin Concerto in D minor Julia Fischer (violin) Russian National Orchestra, Yakov Kreizberg | Mozart: | Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K491 Piano Concerto No. 13 in C major, K415 Martin Helmchen (piano) Netherlands Chamber Orchestra, Gordan Nikolic | Prokofiev: | Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 19 Julia Fischer (violin) Russian National Orchestra, Yakov Kreizberg | Schmitt, J: | Symphony in D major, Op. 1 No. 1 Symphony in B flat major, Op. 6 No. 2 Symphony in G major Quartet for flute, violin, viola and cello in E minor, Op. 3 No. 3 Quartet for flute, violin, viola and cello in G major, Op. 3 No. 6 Symphony in E flat major 'The Hurdy Gurdy' The New Dutch Academy Chamber Soloists and Chamber Orchestra, Simon Murphy | Szymanowski: | Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. 35 Arabella Steinbacher (violin) Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Marek Janowski | Tchaikovsky: | Serenade for strings in C major, Op. 48 Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra, Marco Boni Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70 Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra, Marco Boni Romeo & Juliet - Fantasy Overture Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra Amsterdam, Yakov Kreizberg |
and a bonus sampler '70 minutes of classical surround sound' * excerpts from works by Glazunov, Brahms, Taneyev, Corelli, Loewe, Haydn, Beethoven, Stamitz, Mozart, Fauré, Homilius and Wagner * plus test tones and surround sound effects on SACD layer
This is a box with 10 SACDs to celebrate PentaTone's 10th anniversary. From each year of PentaTone's existence we have taken one SA-CD. Not necessarily the best sellers and award winners, but a fine selection presenting as much as possible all the artists PentaTone is/has been working with. As a bonus we have added a sampler SA-CD with tracks of other PentaTone albums (so the box includes 11 SA-CDs). On this sampler you will also find surround sound effects and test tones (which enable to adjust the position of the speakers of a HiFi set into the ideal position). | | | (also available to download from $51.00) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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