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Bach, J S: | Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in D minor, BWV1052 USSR State Symphony Orchestra, Kurt Sanderling Keyboard Concerto No. 3 in D major, BWV1054 Students’ Orchestra of the Moscow State Conservatory, Yuri Nikolayevsky Keyboard Concerto No. 7 in G minor, BWV1058 Students’ Orchestra of the Moscow State Conservatory, Yuri Nikolayevsky | Bartók: | Piano Concerto No. 2, BB 101, Sz. 95 USSR State Symphony Orchestra, Evgeny Svetlanov | Beethoven: | Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37 Moscow Youth Symphony Orchestra, Kurt Sanderling Fantasia for Piano, Chorus and Orchestra in C minor, Op. 80 USSR State Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Kurt Sanderling | Berg: | Chamber Concerto for Piano and Violin with 13 Wind Instruments Oleg Kagan (violin) All-Union Radio and TV Large Symphony Orchestra, Rudolf Barshai | Brahms: | Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83 USSR State Symphony Orchestra, George Georgescu | Britten: | Piano Concerto, Op. 13 USSR State Symphony Orchestra, Evgeny Svetlanov | Chopin: | Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21 USSR State Symphony Orchestra, Evgeny Svetlanov | Dvorak: | Piano Concerto in G minor, Op. 33 Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Evgeny Svetlanov | Franck, C: | Les Djinns, Op. 45 Moscow Youth Symphony Orchestra, Kirill Kondrashin | Haydn: | Keyboard Concerto No. 11 in D major, HobXVIII:11 Minsk Chamber Orchestra, Yuri Tsiryuk | Hindemith: | Kammermusik No. 2 Op. 36 No. 1 Klavierkonzert Moscow Conservatory Orchestra, Yuri Nikolayevsky | Mozart: | Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K466 Moscow State Symphony Orchestra, Karl Eliasberg Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat major, K595 Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Kirill Kondrashin Piano Concerto No. 14 in E flat major, K449 Moscow Chamber Orchestra, Rudolf Barshai | Prokofiev: | Piano Concerto No. 1 in D flat major, Op. 10 Moscow Youth Symphony Orchestra, Kirill Kondrashin | Schumann: | Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54 USSR State Symphony Orchestra, George Georgescu | Strauss, R: | Burleske for Piano and orchestra in D minor USSR State Symphony Orchestra, Gennady Rozhdestvensky | Tchaikovsky: | Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23 Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Kirill Kondrashin |
A generous and adventurous collection of piano concertos played by the Russian Giant of the Keyboard, Sviatoslav Richter. Next to standard concert repertoire some novelties, like the Franck, Britten, Berg and Hindemith works. Famous conductors like Evgeny Svetlanov, Kyril Kondrashin and the recently deceased Rudolf Barshai (his favourite conductor). One of the greatest pianists of the 20th century, Sviatoslav Richter was also one of the most self contained, enigmatic and elusive artists of the time.A fierce self-critic he seldom was happy with the results of his recordings. His criticism often embraced conductors, producers and sound engineers. These recordings capture him a wide range of concertos from Bach to Britten, via his beloved Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven (though he only recorded his concertos 1&3 and the Triple Concerto) and Brahms. Many of the recordings date from prior to the commercial releases. The Dvorak here is from 1966 and conducted by Kondrashin. The famous EMI LP with Kleiber appeared in the 1970s – Richter claimed that neither he nor Kleiber were in the best form. In the case of the Britten concerto with the composer conducting, the recording here is from 3 years earlier than the famous Decca LP. Richter was unhappy with this as Britten was apparently ill and ‘a shadow of himself’. The Brahms 2 and the Schumann are from private tapes owned by conductor George Georgescu who is at the helm in both concertos. A good example of Richter’s self - criticism can be found in his comment on his later RCA Chicago Symphony/Leinsdorf recording ‘one of my worst records…I can’t bear it’. It won a Grammy! This set also includes some of the lesser known works Richter championed - Les Djinns by Franck and the Dvorak Piano Concerto which he played more than 25 times from the 1960s to the 80s. He did more than any pianist to restore this work to the repertoire. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 21 & 24
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“Amazing production of Don Giovanni at Glyndebourne, a work of art in itself… Magnificent as the set is, this will also be a Don Giovanni to listen to for the orchestra. The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment are so good that they can generate almost demonic energy from the lighter timbres of period instruments. Vladimir Jurowski has rarely sounded more inspired”. Opera Today “The graceful purity of Kate Royal as Elvira ... gave lustre to Mozart's kaleidoscopic masterpiece”. The Scotsman “Suavely ruthless, Finley was both steely monster and molten charmer, singing with a firmness, clarity and stylistic elegance that I can’t easily imagine surpassed”. The Telegraph For this 2010 production, the first new staging of the opera in 10 years, Glyndebourne welcome back the winning team of director Jonathan Kent and designer Paul Brown with Festival Music Director, Vladimir Jurowski conducting the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Set at a time of seismic social and cultural change - in a Fellini-esque vision of post-war life - Jonathan Kent's urgently propulsive production offers a 'white-knuckle rollercoaster ride' through the events of the Don's last day as they unfold in and around Paul Brown's magical 'box of tricks' set. In the title role we also welcome back the great bass-baritone Gerald Finley. He has sung Don Giovanni to worldwide acclaim in New York, London, Paris, Vienna, Rome, Budapest and Prague. Finley is joined by Luca Pisaroni (Guglielmo in the 2006 Festival’s Così fan tutte) as Leporello, Kate Royal (the Governess in Jonathan Kent’s 2006 staging of The Turn of the Screw) as Donna Elvira, and the young Russian soprano Anna Samuil making her UK opera debut as Donna Anna. Bonus features include rehearsal and backstage footage, interviews with the production staff and cast as well as a glimpse into the costume, design and technical departments at Glyndebourne. The DVD will feature English, French and German subtitles. The production will be revived next summer at the 2011 Glyndebourne Festival. Kate Royal is an exclusive EMI Classics artist since 2006. She has made two solo recordings: Kate Royal with the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields/Edward Gardner and Midsummer Night with the Orchestra of English National Opera/Edward Gardner. As a guest artist, she has recorded discs for the label with the Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, Le Concert d’Astrée/Emmanuelle Haïm and Paul McCartney. Kate Royal's new album ‘A Lesson in Love’ (released in 2011), is an intimate recital with pianist Malcolm Martineau charting a young girl’s journey of love and loss through a combination of German lieder, English and American songs and French melodies. Kate Royal returns to Glyndebourne in Summer 2011. Designer Paul Brown “Finley is a Don of remarkable self-assurance and narcissism, his impeccable diction and technically flawless singing an extension of this monstrous character...Pisaroni's great acting occasionally makes his singing imperfect, but the voice is grand and there will be few complaints...[Samuil's] singing is big-boned, fearless and has a nice unpredictability to it...The [OAE] plays with fire and passion...[Jurowski's] reading keeps the listeners on the edge of their seats.” International Record Review, July 2011 “this Don, played by Gerald Finley, is a master of self-control: hands in tailored pockets and operating with a steely indifference to all...And Finley give this vision vocal assurance matching the clarity of Jurowski's conducting and the momentum generated by Kent within the ever-shifting Pandora's box of a design...Kate Royal is a deeply serious, thrillingly sung Donna Elvira, Anna Samuil an equally classy, flaring soprano of a Donna Anna.” BBC Music Magazine, July 2011 **** “[Finley's] assumption is completely convincing...his fear before the confrontation with the Commendatore in the supper scene is palpable. Finley sings as well as he acts, apart from an oddly unhoneyed serenade...The singing is fine and the OAE play like angels.” Gramophone Magazine, August 2011 “Gerald Finley is vocally and theatrically mesmerising as a dashing Giovanni, and he's matched by Kate Royal on splendid form as the abandoned Elvira and Anna Virovlansky a charming and fresh-voiced Zerlina. Vladimir Jurowski takes the orchestra at quite a lick, adding energy and fizz to proceedings.” Classic FM Magazine, August 2011 *** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Robert Casadesus plays Mozart
Mozart: | Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K467 'Elvira Madigan' Recorded 5th November 1961; cadenzas by Robert Casadesus Members of The Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell Piano Concerto No. 22 in E flat major, K482 Recorded 13th November 1959 Columbia Symphony Orchestra, George Szell Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K488 Recorded 14th November 1959 Columbia Symphony Orchestra, George Szell Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K491 Recorded 3rd November 1961 Members of The Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell Piano Concerto No. 26 in D major, K537 'Coronation' Recorded 2nd November 1962 Columbia Symphony Orchestra, George Szell Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat major, K595 Recorded 2nd November 1962 Columbia Symphony Orchestra, George Szell Piano Concerto No. 15 in B flat major, K450 Recorded 18th October 1968 Members of The Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major, K453 Recorded 18th October 1968 Members of The Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell Piano Sonata No. 12 in F major, K332 Recorded 20th October 1964 Concerto for 2 Pianos and Orchestra No. 10 in E flat, K365 Recorded 15th December 1960 with Gaby Casadesus (piano) Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy Concerto for Three Pianos & Orchestra, K242 Recorded 9th December 1962 with Gaby Casadesus & Jean Casadesus (piano) Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy Quintet for Piano and Winds in E flat, K452 Recorded 16th November 1963 John De Lancie (oboe), Anthony Gigliotti (clarinet), Mason Jones French (horn), Bernard Garfield (bassoon) |
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Ileana Cotrubas (Pamina), Eric Tappy (Tamino), Zdislawa Donat (Königin der Nacht ), Christian Boesch (Papageno), Jose Van Dam (Sprecher), Martti Talvela (Sarastro), Horst Hiestermann (Monostatos), Elisabeth Kales (Papagena), Rachel Yakar, Trudeliese Schmidt, Ingrid Mayr (Drei Damen) Wiener Philharmoniker, James Levine | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | James Galway plays Flute Concertos
Arnold: | Flute Concerto No. 2, Op. 111 Flute Concerto No. 1, Op. 45 | Bach, C P E: | Flute Concerto in G major, Wq 169 Flute Concerto in A major, Wq.168/H.438 Concerto in D minor, H.425 (W.22) | Bach, J S: | Flute Concerto in C (arranged from Flute Sonata No. 3 in A major, BWV1032) Concerto for Flute, Violin & Harpsichord in A minor, BWV1044 Keyboard Concerto No. 5 in F minor, BWV1056 Concerto for Flute in E Minor, BWV1059 & 35 Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV1067 | Cimarosa: | Concerto in G major for two flutes | Danzi: | Flute Concerto No. 2, Op. 31 Concertante for flute, clarinet & orchestra, Op. 41 Sabine Meyer (clarinet) | Devienne: | Flute Concerto No. 8 in G major Flute Concerto No. 7 in E minor | Galuppi: | Flute Concerto in D | Gianella: | Concerto lugubre | Hasse, J A: | Concerto for flute, strings and basso continuo in G major | Ibert: | Concerto for Flute & Orchestra | Mayer, John: | Concerto for Flute & Orchestra - Mandala ki Rāga Sangeet | Mercadante: | Concerto for Flute & Orchestra in D major Concerto for Flute & Orchestra in E minor Concerto for Flute & Orchestra in E major | Mozart: | Flute Concerto No. 1 in G major, K313 Flute Concerto No. 2 in D major, K314 Flute & Harp Concerto in C major, K299 | Nielsen: | Flute Concerto, FS119 | Pergolesi: | Flute Concerto in G major | Piacentino: | Flute Concerto in G | Quantz: | Flute Concerto, QV 5:174 in G major (No. 161) Flute Concerto in C major Flute Concerto in G minor Flute Concerto in D major 'Potsdam' | Reinecke: | Flute Concerto in D major, Op. 283 | Rodrigo: | Concierto Pastoral for flute & orchestra | Stamitz, C: | Flute Concerto in G major, Op. 29 | Tartini: | Flute Concerto in G major | Telemann: | Overture (Suite) TWV 55:a2 in A minor for recorder (flute), strings & b.c. | Vivaldi: | Flute Concerto, Op. 10 No. 3 in D major, RV 428 'Il gardellino' Flute Concerto, Op. 10 No. 2 in G minor, RV 439 'La notte' Flute Concerto, Op. 10 No. 1 in F major, RV 433 'La tempesta di mare' Flute Concerto, Op. 10 No. 4 in G major, RV 435 Flute Concerto, Op. 10 No. 5 in F major, RV 434 Flute Concerto, Op. 10 No. 6 in G major, RV 437 |
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| |  | Jascha Heifetz plays Great Violin Concertos
Bach, J S: | Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV1043 Erick Friedman (violin) New Symphony Orchestra of London, Sir Malcolm Sargent | Beethoven: | Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Munch | Brahms: | Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77 Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner Double Concerto for Violin & Cello in A minor, Op. 102 Gregor Piatigorsky (cello) | Bruch: | Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26 New Symphony Orchestra of London, Sir Malcolm Sargent Scottish Fantasy, Op. 46 New Symphony Orchestra of London, Sir Malcolm Sargent | Glazunov: | Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 82 | Mendelssohn: | Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Munch | Mozart: | Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K218 New Symphony Orchestra of London, Sir Malcolm Sargent Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K219 'Turkish' Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola & Orchestra in E flat major, K364 William Primrose (viola) RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Izler Solomon | Prokofiev: | Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63 Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Munch | Rozsa: | Violin Concerto, Op. 24 Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Walter Hendl | Sibelius: | Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Walter Hendl | Tchaikovsky: | Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner | Vieuxtemps: | Violin Concerto No. 5 in A minor, Op. 37 Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Munch | Vivaldi: | Concerto for Violin & Cello in B flat minor, RV 547 Gregor Piatigorsky (cello) |
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| |  | Mozart: Overtures
Mozart: | Apollo et Hyacinthus, K38: Overture Bastien und Bastienne, K50: Overture Sinfonia (La finta semplice, K51) Mitridate, rè di Ponto, K87: Overture La Betulia liberata, K118: Overture Ascanio in Alba, K111: Overture Lucio Silla, K135: Overture Il re pastore, K208: Overture La clemenza di Tito, K621: Overture Die Zauberflöte, K620: Overture Così fan tutte, K588: Overture Don Giovanni, K527: Overture Le nozze di Figaro, K492: Overture Der Schauspieldirektor, K486: Overture Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K384: Overture Idomeneo, K366: Overture |
Andrea Marcon and his terrific ensemble, La Cetra, approach Mozart à la Baroque − vigorously, colourfully, and with acute awareness of the sound world the composer was born into but changed forever. These overtures are gems of melodic inspiration, ingenious orchestration, and sheer zest that stand on their own. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 32, 35, 36, 39 & 41
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