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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | 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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This is the first time these recordings have been made available on CD. The recording is the first performance of Alwyn’s Symphony No.3 and coupled with the Mozart Symphony No 29 was recorded by the BBC Symphony Orchestra at the RFH in October 1956. The Greig was performed at Studio No 1 at Maida Vale on Christmas night, December 25th 1955 “The latest in Somm’s Beecham Collection includes the premiere of William Alwyn’s Third Symphony at the Royal Festival Hall, in October 1956. This is a powerful and impressive work in three movements, which reinforces Alwyn’s belatedly recognised position as one of the finest English symphonists of the 20th century. The slow movement is of nobly tragic stature.” Sunday Telegraph, April 2008 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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“Worth exploring for its fresh musical insights and as a strong alternative to the Requiem’s familiar Süssmeyer version.” Classic FM Magazine, July 2008 | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Pfitzner - Violin Concerto
Gerhard Taschner (violin) RIAS Symphony Orchestra, Rudolf Kempe Performance recorded live 17th April 1955. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | The Artistry of Barthold Kuijken
Barthold Kuijken (b. 1949) studied flute and recorder at the Royal Conservatories of Brussels and The Hague. As member of the Collegium Aureum and later of La Petite Bande he gained experience with repertoire ranging from Baroque to early Romanticism. He often joins in concerts with his brothers Sigiswald and Wieland and harpsichordists Robert Kohnen and Gustav Leonhardt, He teaches at the Royal Conservatories of Brussels and The Hague. A performance by a master of his craft, playing pieces by Bach, Telemann, Schubert, Mozart and Couperin. | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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German Mozart Orchestra, Franz Raml The C major Mass, based on the opera “ Così fan tutte” is the result of a “parody practice” customary around the 1800s. It is the practice in which secular musical works are given sacred texts. In this case, an unknown editor took various numbers from “Così” and made them into a cantata mass. This mass stands out from a whole series of similar surviving works because of its exceptional stylistic fidelity to the original composition and clever editing. | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Adagios for Cello and OrganWorks by Enescu (additional cello Magdelena Morosanu), Tartini, Bach, Loius de Caix d’Hervelois, Schubert, Vivaldi, Mozart, Casals & Shostakovich
Alexandru Morosanu (cello), Georges Athanasiadès (organ) “Cello and organ is a nice combination though there isn’t much written for it……..and it’s very beautiful.” American Record Guide | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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Recorded: Aldeburgh, 9 June 1984 (Casals, Chopin Sonata), 21 June 1987 (Bach, Mozart, Villa Lobos, Mendelsson, Chopin Mazurkas) | |
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| |  | Recorded live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London on 10th, 13th and 17th February 2006.
Erwin Schrott (Figaro), Miah Persson (Susanna), Gerald Finley (Count Almaviva), Dorothea Röschmann (Countess Almaviva), Rinat Shaham (Cherubino), Graciela Araya (Marcellina), Jonathan Veira (Bartolo), Philip Langridge (Bartolo), Jeremy White (Antonio), Ana James (Barbarina), Francis Egerton (Curzio) The Royal Opera Chorus & The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Antonio Pappano (conductor) & David McVicar (stage director) David McVicar’s spellbinding production of Le nozze di Figaro is set in 1830s post-revolution France, where the inexorable unravelling of an old order has produced acute feelings of loss. In the relationship between Finley’s suave, dashingly self-absorbed Count and Röschmann’s passionately dignified Countess, which lies at the tragic heart of the opera, the sexy ease between a feisty Figaro (Erwin Schrott) and a sassy Susanna (Miah Persson) is starkly absent, the tenacious spark between Marcellina (Graciela Araya) and Bartolo (Jonathan Veira) suggesting what might be rekindled. The production is superbly complemented by the beauty of Paule Constable’s lighting and Tanya McCallin’s evocative sets. Antonio Pappano conducts (and accompanies the recitatives) with invigorating wit and emotional depth. ‘This sexy, raunchy, romp of an opera is a triumph. Director David McVicar has searched for the essence of the composer and found it; fun filled, sensitive, romantic and serious by turns, all reflected in this production.This is a 'Must See' opera! …You'll regret it if you don't!’ Musical Opinion PICTURE FORMAT: 16:9
LENGTH: 184 Mins
SOUND: DTS SURROUND 5.0 / LPCM STEREO
SUBTITLES: EN/FR/DE/ES/IT
“Here is a Figaro to put with the 1973 Glyndebourne production placed among the top five operatic DVDs. Figaro and Susanna are very much the centre here, and we like them not only because they sing and act well but because they are sympathetic in a modern way. Dorothea Röschmann's Countess is an unusually active, passionate woman... The Count's in an unenviable role... Finley goes grim-faced from one defeat to another, singing like a true aristocrat all the way.” Gramophone Magazine, August 2008 “…so accomplished a cast, in which Gerald Finley's Count, Miah Persson's Susanna and Rinat Shaham's Cherubino stand out as ideal.” BBC Music Magazine, June 2008 **** “Schrott is a lively, resourceful and above all very good-looking Figaro, but the delightful Susanna (Miah Persson), charmingly dressed, is his match...The dignified Countess (Dorothea Roschmann)... is appealingly spirited...The sets are appealing and the action moves forward with a swing.” Penguin Guide, 2011 edition | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Hodie Gloriosa
Hodie Gloriosa (Glorious Today) celebrates the old and the new. The repertoire brings together original music by the classical masters with classically inspired pieces by some of Britain’s most distinguished contemporary composers. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Gramophone Awards 2008
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