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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Un Frisson Français - A century of French song
Susan Graham (mezzo soprano) & Malcolm Martineau (piano) Undoubtedly ONYX’s highlight of the year is the first recital disc for 5 years by the great American mezzo Susan Graham. Beloved by audiences the world over, this outstanding recording is sure to be much in demand worldwide. The unique programme provides a celebration of French song in an unusual way – instead of groups of songs by several composers Susan has opted for a single song by 22 different composers from Bizet to Poulenc. This is the programme she and Malcolm Martineau her regular accompanist took on tour in the USA and Europe in 2007/2008. Reviews were unanimous “confirms Susan Graham as the ideal package she is” (Music Web) “resistance is futile” (New York Times); superb, exquisite (Chicago Tribune) Susan Graham is particularly at home in French repertoire, one of the few non-French singers recognised by the French themselves when they made her a Commandeur dans L’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. Susan refutes the idea that all French vocal music sounds the same: "This programme has everything: loud, soft, high, low, fast, slow, romantic, acidic." Includes some surprises- Saint-Saëns’ Danse Macabre for example, known by everyone as a orchestral showpiece but in fact first written as a song, but hardly ever performed as such; and some favourites such as Hahn’s À Chloris and Canteloube’s Brezairola, but far more discoveries such as the gorgeous Psyché by Paladilhe and Bachelet’s ecstatic Chère Nuit. “With Susan Graham in radiant form and Malcolm Martineau not just an accompanist but an active partner in the project, "Un frisson français" offers a unique survey of French mélodie from the mid-19th century to the mid-20th: 22 songs… one composer. A rich collection in excellent sound: no one is likely to be disappointed.” Gramophone Magazine, November 2008 “The familiar here appears in unusual contexts and alongside a scattering of rarities. The performers are at one in their fluency, delicate rubato and avoidance of Anglo-Saxon archness, within an acoustic that combines intimacy and atmosphere.” BBC Music Magazine, November 2008 ***** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Sweet Power of Song
Aubert, L: | Cache-cache | Balfe: | Trust Her Not | Beethoven: | Sweet power of songs, WoO 152/2 The Elfin Fairies, WoO. 154 No. 1 Oh! would I were but that sweet linnet, WoO. 154 No. 9 English Bulls or The Irishman in London WoO. 152 No. 12 | Berlioz: | Pleure, pauvre Colette Le Trébuchet | Brahms: | Duette (4), Op. 61 | Britten: | Two Ballads for two voices and piano | Chausson: | Deux Duos, Op. 11 | Delibes: | Les Trois Oiseaux | Fauré: | Pleurs d'or Op. 72 Tarentelle Op. 10 No. 2 | Gounod: | D'un coeur qui t'aime L'Arithmétique La Siesta | Massenet: | Rêvons c'est l'heure Joie! | Mendelssohn: | Wasserfahrt, Op. 50 No. 4 Volkslied, Op. 63 No. 5 Auf Flügeln des Gesanges, Op. 34 No. 2 Neue Liebe, Op. 19a No. 4 Abendlied 'Wenn ich auf dem Lager' (Heine) Maiglöckchen und die Blümelein, Op. 63 No. 6 | Paladilhe: | Au bord de l'eau | Purcell: | Sound the trumpet, beat the drum, Z335 I attempt from Love's sickness fly Lost is my quiet for ever Fairest Isle What can we poor females do? | Quilter: | It was a lover and his lass | Rossini: | La Pesca Anzoleta co' passa la regata La promessa Duetto buffo di due gatti (Comic Duet for Two Cats) | Saint-Saëns: | Pastorale El Desdichado | Schumann: | Er ist's! Op. 79 No. 23 (Eduard Mörike) Frühlingslied Op. 79/19 Schneeglöckchen, Op. 79 No. 26 Das Glück Op. 79/16 | Sullivan: | Coming Home |
Felicity Lott, Ann Murray & Graham Johnson (piano) | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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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: | Wesendonck-Lieder: Träume | 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 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Great Singers - Lotte LehmannLieder Recordings Volume 6 (1947 and 1949)
Berlin: | God Bless America | Brahms: | Zigeunerlieder, Op. 103 (selection) No. 1 He Zigeuner; No. 2 Hochgetürmte Rimaflut; No. 3 Wisst ihr, wann mein Kindchen; No. 4 Lieber Gott, du weisst; No. 5 Brauner Bursche; No. 6 Röslein dreie in der Reihe; No. 7 Kommt dir manchmal in den Sinn; No. 11 Rote Abendwolken Feldeinsamkeit, Op. 86 No. 2 Der Kranz, Op. 84 No. 2 Der Schmied Op. 19/4 Wiegenlied, Op. 49 No. 4 (Lullaby) | Duparc: | La Vie antérieure | Grüber, F: | Stille Nacht | Hahn, G: | L’Enamouree Infidélité | Paladilhe: | Psyché | Schubert: | Ständchen 'Leise flehen meine Lieder', D957 No. 4 An den Mond, D193 An die Musik D547 Der Jüngling an der Quelle, D300 (Salis-Seewis) An die Nachtigall, D497 Die Männer sind méchant, D866 No. 3 Nacht und Träume, D827 Erlkönig, D328 | Schumann: | Traümerei (from Kinderszenen, Op. 15) (vocalised) | Strauss, R: | Die Zeitlose, Op. 10 No. 7 Wozu noch, Mädchen Op. 19 No. 1 Du meines Herzens Krönelein, Op. 21 No. 2 | trad.: | The Kerry Dance | Wade: | O come, all ye faithful |
“As bold and committed in Lieder as she was in opera, the great soprano is caught here in the last part of her career, specialising in song. Thrilling.” BBC Music Magazine, March 2008 ***** | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | L’invitation au voyageMélodies from La belle époque
John Mark Ainsley (tenor) & Graham Johnson (piano) | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Visions Intérieures (Internal Visions)The Developing Song Cycle. Disc A: The Early German Song Cycle; Disc B: The Wanderer.
Georgine Resick (soprano), Warren Jones (piano), Andrew Willis (fortepiano) | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Renée Fleming - Haunted Heart
Renée Fleming, Bill Frisell (guitar) and Fred Hersch (piano) In her liner notes to the recording, Fleming writes,
'This is a project I have long dreamt of realizing. It is not only an exploration of some of the music that has always inspired me, but a personal journey back on a road not taken. With this record I want to share my love for a group of highly emotional and beautiful songs, irrespective of the labels of jazz, pop, or classical, while introducing you to my 'other voice' and a style of singing to which I thought I would be dedicating my career, until circumstance put me decidedly in the classical arena. These songs have haunted my heart over the years, and my hope is that they will touch yours.'' | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | A French CollectionSongs and piano pieces
Martyn Hill (tenor), Graham Johnson (piano), Albert Ferber (solo piano) | | | Usually despatched in 8 - 10 working days. |
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