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“Bezaly's exquisite, technically immaculate, compelling playing sets new standards in this repertoire, as do Kalevi Aho's stunning cadenzas, composed especially for this recording” BBC Music Magazine “Israeli flautist Sharon Bezaly offers delectable performances of the familiar Mozart concertos.
The composer famously protested that he loathed the flute, though he was far too much of a pro to slip from his customary fastidious standards.
In the fast movements he is at his most puckish and insouciant, while the slow ones, especially the Adagio ma non troppo of the G major, infuse graceful galanterie with exquisite poetry.
To both concertos, plus the two separate movements (of which the D major Rondo is a transcription of the dapper C major Rondo for violin, K373), Bezaly brings pure, delicately coloured tone – beautiful throughout its range – phenomenal agility and breath control, and an impish sense of fun. The Allegros have an elegant bounce, with soloist and the ever-alert Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra relishing their quickfire interplay. Repeats are always a cue for imaginative new phrasings; and time and again Bezaly provokes a smile with her playfully varied bravura passagework.
Bezaly opts for a lighter tonal palette than usual and favours a cooler, simpler (and arguably more Mozartian) approach in slow movements.
Where she steps right out of period is in the cadenzas. Specially written by Kalevi Aho, these refract and fragment Mozart through a 21st-century prism, exploiting the whole compass of the flute and giving Bezaly scope to explore intriguing new colours. Purists may throw up their hands. But if you can adjust to the time-travelling you may find Aho's cadenzas ingenious, entertaining and strangely touching.” Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Furtwängler - The Early Recordings Volume 1
Bach, J S: | Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV1048 Recorded in 1930 Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV1068: Air ('Air on a G String') Recorded 13th June, 1929 | Mozart: | Le nozze di Figaro, K492: Overture Recorded November, 1933 Serenade No. 13 in G major, K525 'Eine kleine Nachtmusik': Allegro Recorded 28th December, 1936 and June, 1937 Die Zauberflöte, K620: Overture Recorded 1930 | Schubert: | Incidental music to Rosamunde, D797 Recorded 13th June, 1929 Rosamunde, D797: Ballet Music No. 2 Recorded 13th June, 1929 |
Volume 1 of this new Naxos edition of Wilhelm Furtwängler’s pre-1940s recordings includes an account of J.S. Bach’s third Brandenburg Concerto that is lightyears away from the ‘historically informed’ norm of today, yet eloquent, deeply-felt and with a real sense of light and shade. The two Mozart opera overtures are typically dramatic and intense, while in the ever-popular Eine kleine Nachtmusik Furtwängler caresses the melodies, allowing rhythms to stand proud and making effective use of dynamic contrasts. The Overture to Schubert’s Rosamunde is especially weighty in Furtwängler’s hands, while the B flat Entr’acte is tender and warmly expressed, and the G major Ballet Music puckish and witty. “Furtwängler's Bach may occasion some strokes, but his Mozart and Schubert, recorded in 1929-37, sing and dance with irresistible élan, and the playing of the Berlin Philharmonic is gorgeous.” BBC Music Magazine, Proms 2008 ***** “Furtwängler plays with a fine mixture of virility and grace….A particular delight [and] thoroughly enjoyable reissue.” Classic FM Magazine “…a fine performance, utterly characteristic in its power and malleability, and essential listening for anyone interested in this supremely great conductor.” Gramophone Magazine | | | (also available to download from $9.00) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Great Singers - Rosa PonselleAmerican Recordings 1939 and 1954
| | Star vicino attr. Rosa Interview with Ruby Mercer | Alvarez, A: | La partida | anon.: | Jeune fillette Carmen-Carmela | Arensky: | On Wings of Dreams | Beethoven: | In questa tomba oscura, WoO.133 | Bizet: | Agnus Dei | Brahms: | Von ewiger Liebe, Op. 43 No. 1 | Buzzi-Peccia: | Colombetta | Charles, A: | When I have sung my songs two versions | Chausson: | Poème de l'amour et de la mer, Op. 19 Le temps des lilas | Chopin: | Tristesse éternelle | Ciampi: | Tre giorni son che Nina Gli tre cicisbei ridicoli | Debussy: | Beau Soir La chevelure | Delibes: | Bonjour, Suzon! | Denza: | Se | Donaudy: | O del mio amato ben | Duparc: | L'Invitation au voyage | Falvo: | Dicitencello vuie | Farley: | The Night Wind | Fontenailles: | Al’aimé | Granados: | Tonadillas: No. 8, El mirar de la maja | Lockhart: | In the Luxembourg Gardens | Lully: | Bois épais (from Amadis) | Luzzi: | Ave Maria | Martini, G B: | Plaisir d'amour | Millard: | Ave Maria | Mozart: | Voi che sapete (from Le nozze di Figaro) | Paisiello: | Nel cor più non mi sento | Paladilhe: | Psyché | Persico: | Rosemonde | Riego: | Homing | Rimsky Korsakov: | The Nightingale and the Rose | Sadero: | Fa la nana, bambin' Amuri, amuri I battitori di grano | Saint-Saëns: | Guitares et Mandolines (St-Saëns) | Sandoval: | Ave Maria | Schubert: | Ave Maria, D839 two versions Erlkönig, D328 An die Musik D547 Der Tod und das Mädchen, D531 | Strauss, R: | Morgen, Op. 27 No. 4 | Tchaikovsky: | None but the lonely heart, Op. 6 No. 6 | Tosti: | Si tu le voulais A vucchella Ideale Marechiare Could I Aprile Ave Maria | trad.: | Drink to me only with thine eyes | Trunk: | Mir träumte von einem Königskind, Op. 4, No. 5 | Wagner: | Träume (No. 5 from Wesendonck-Lieder) | Wolf-Ferrari: | Rispetto |
This 3 CD set includes her last studio recordings from 1939 as well as the historical sessions she made 15 years later at her home, ‘Villa Pace’, in Baltimore, when the great diva was persuaded to come out of retirement. New restorations by Ward Marston | | | (also available to download from $12.50) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Gidon Kremer - Mozart
Recorded live at the Mozarteum, Salzburg, 31 January and 2
February 2002 “Mr. Kremer, leading his fine young ensemble of players, remains one of the truly interesting musicians among us today.” New York Times | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Mozart Violin Sonatas Vol. 2
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| |  | Mozart Essential Symphonies Vol. IV
Recorded live at the Europäisches Musikfest Stuttgart 2006 | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Mozart: Flute Concertos
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| |  | GossianaA 1920s Anthology of Song
Giles Davies (baritone) & Steven Devine (piano) Goss Male Quartet | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Piano Trios
Three astounding musicians all making a name for themselves as individual star performers, came together to form what must surely be one of the ‘dream’ collaborations of all time. Yet it was the single mindedness of each man that was to lead them to greatness in their solo careers that was the cause of violent disagreement between them. This in turn meant that collaborations, such as the one captured on this recording, were sadly few and far between. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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