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Adams, J: | The Chairman Dances City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle | Adès: | Asyla City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle | Barber: | Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 London Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas | Bartók: | Piano Concerto No. 3, BB 127, Sz. 119 Martha Argerich (piano) Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal, Charles Dutoit | Berg: | Violin Concerto 'To the Memory of an Angel' (1935) Frank Peter Zimmermann (violin) Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart, Gianluigi Gelmetti | Bernstein: | West Side Story - Symphonic Dances City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Järvi | Birtwistle: | Tragoedia Melos Ensemble, Lawrence Foster | Boulez: | Le Soleil des Eaux Josephine Nendick, Barry McDaniel & Louis Devos BBC Chorus & Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez | Britten: | Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20 City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle | Copland: | Fanfare for the Common Man Orquesta Filarmónica de la Ciudad de México, Enrique Bátiz | Debussy: | La Mer Philharmonia Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini | Delius: | Brigg Fair Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham | Dutilleux: | Cello Concerto Mstislav Rostropovich (cello) Orchestre de Paris, Serge Baudo | Elgar: | Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85 Jacqueline du Pré (cello) London Symphony Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli | Falla: | Noches en los jardines de Espana Gonzalo Soriano Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos | Gershwin: | Rhapsody in Blue orch. Grofé London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn | Gorecki: | Symphony No. 3, Op. 36 'Symphony of Sorrowful Songs' Zofia Kilanowicz Kraków Symphony Orchestra, Jacek Kaspszyk | Henze: | Barcarola City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle | Hindemith: | Symphony 'Mathis der Maler' Philadelphia Orchestra, Wolfgang Sawallisch | Holst: | The Planets, Op. 32 Geoffrey Mitchell Choir & London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult | Honegger: | Movement symphonique No. 1 'Pacific 231' Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariss Jansons | Janacek: | Sinfonietta Pro Arte Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras | Khachaturian: | Masquerade Philharmonia Orchestra, Efrem Kurtz | Landowski: | Adagio cantabile for string orchestra Ensemble Orchestral de Paris, Marcel Landowski | Lutoslawski: | Concerto for Orchestra | Mahler: | Der Abschied (from Das Lied Von Der Erde) Christa Ludwig (soprano) Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer | Maw: | Dance Scenes Philharmonia Orchestra, Daniel Harding | Messiaen: | Et Expecto Resurrectionem Mortuorum Ensemble de Percussion de l'Orchestre de Paris & Orchestre de Paris, Serge Baudo | Milhaud: | La Création du Monde, Op. 81 Orchestre National de France, Leonard Bernstein | Nielsen: | Symphony No. 5, Op. 50 (FS97) Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Herbert Blomstedt | Orff: | Carmina Burana Lucia Popp, Gerhard Unger, Raymond Wolansky & John Noble Wandsworth School Boys' Choir & New Philharmonia Chorus & Orchestra, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos | Penderecki: | Tren (Threnody), "To the Victims of Hiroshima" Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra, Krzysztof Penderecki | Poulenc: | Concerto in G minor for Organ, Strings & Timpani Gillian Weir City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox | Prokofiev: | Piano Concerto No. 1 in D flat major, Op. 10 Martha Argerich (piano) Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal, Charles Dutoit | Pärt: | Spiegel im Spiegel Tasmin Little & Martin Roscoe | Rachmaninov: | Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 Leif Ove Andsnes (piano) Berliner Philharmoniker, Antonio Pappano | Ravel: | Boléro Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan | Respighi: | Pines of Rome London Symphony Orchestra, Lamberto Gardelli | Rodrigo: | Concierto de Aranjuez Angel Romero London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn | Schnittke: | Minuet for String Trio Gidon Kremer, Yuri Bashmet & Mstislav Rostropovich | Schoenberg: | 5 orchestral pieces, Op. 16 City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle | Shostakovich: | Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47 Wiener Philharmoniker, Mariss Jansons | Sibelius: | Symphony No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 82 Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Paavo Berglund | Strauss, R: | Four Last Songs Nina Stemme Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Antonio Pappano | Stravinsky: | The Rite of Spring London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras | Takemitsu: | Water-ways London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen | Tavener: | The Protecting Veil Steven Isserlis (cello) London Symphony Orchestra, Gennadi Rhozdestvensky | Tippett: | Concerto for double string orchestra Moscow Chamber Orchestra & Bath Festival Orchestra, Rudolf Barshai | Turnage: | Drowned Out City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle | Vaughan Williams: | The Lark Ascending Sarah Chang (violin) London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bernard Haitink | Walton: | Cello Concerto Lynn Harrell (cello) City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle | Webern: | Six Pieces for Orchestra Op. 6 (revised version) City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle |
At no time in its long history did European music go through a period of such revolution and diversification as in the 20th Century. Wagner had transformed music in the 19th century to the extent that every composer coming after had to acknowledge his existence, to a lesser or greater extent. The advent of the new century saw a great flourishing of compositional styles and techniques that were largely the direct result of Wagner's influence. Not only that, the new century was to be one of great technological advance and invention. The gramophone and, later, the spread of radio, brought about massive changes in the way that ordinary people accessed and perceived music. Suddenly a whole new world of serious music was to open up to an audience that had hitherto been excluded from what had previously been, albeit unintentionally, an elitist art form. The works in this set of 16 CDs have been arranged in strict chronological order of composition and the first disc begins with a work from 1901 that has become one of the most popular works in the classical repertoire, mainly through it's use in another great 20th-century art form – the film: Rachmaninov's Second Piano Concerto. Thereafter each disc in the set takes the listener on a fascinating journey through the century, composer by composer and work by work, from Russian Romanticism, French Impressionism, English Pastoralism, Atonalism, Neo Classicism right up to Post Modernism, and from as wide a range of countries and genres as possible. | 
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| |  | De Fuego Y De Agua - Spanish Songs
Mayte Martín (voice) & Katia & Marielle Labèque (pianos) Hailed by The New York Times as 'the best piano duet in front of an audience today', Katia and Marielle Labèque are joined by the female flamenco vocalist of her generation, Catalan singer Mayte Martin, in a programme featuring arangements of Spanish classics. |
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Lorraine Hunt Lieberson (mezzo) & Joseph Kaiser (tenor) Spanish Love Songs takes a whirlwind tour of Iberian culture, from the mystically introspective to the opulently romantic.
Decades before Spain had its own repertoire of classical songs, French and German musicians mined Spanish themes
and folklore for their newly burgeoning canon of art songs. On Spanish Love Songs we hear the great masters Robert
Schumann, Hugo Wolf and Maurice Ravel, fascinated by the beauty of Spanish culture, along side the music of Spain's
greatest composers of song. “The Bridge CD is a live performance from the 2004 Caramoor Festival. Its star, without a doubt, is the great mezzo Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, who died less than two years later. ...Hunt Lieberson is utterly memorable.” BBC Music Magazine, March 2008 **** “Lieberson's continually finding that extra gear of emotion that makes a song a three-dimensional staging rather than a platform recital. Her partner, is the fresh, versatile tenor of Joseph Kaiser… Tight, well works accompaniments… complete a little gem of an issue.” Gramophone Magazine, March 2008 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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anon.: | The Sprig of Thyme arranged John Fraser | Canteloube: | Songs of the Auvergne: Baïlèro Malurous qu’o uno fenno (3rd series, no.5) from Chants d’Auvergne La Delaïssado (2nd series, no.4) from Chants d’Auvergne | Debussy: | Lia's Aria (‘l'enfant Prodigue') | Delibes: | Les filles de Cadix Chanson Espagnole | Granados: | Goyescas: Quejas ó La Maja y el Ruiseñor | Orff: | Carmina Burana: In trutina | Ravel: | Vocalise-étude en forme de habanera | Rodrigo: | Pastorcito santo - ¿Con qué la lavaré? - Vos me matasteis Cuatro madrigales amatorios: De dónde venís, amore? Cuatro madrigales amatorios: De los álamos vengo, madre | Strauss, R: | Wiegenlied, Op. 41 No. 1 Ich wollt ein Sträusslein binden, Op. 68 No. 2 Morgen, Op. 27 No. 4 | Stravinsky: | Anne's Lullaby from The Rake's Progress, Act III No word from Tom Cabaletta “I go, I go to him” from The Rake’s Progress, Scene III |
Kate Royal (soprano) Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Edward Gardner “Creamy and pure, Royal's voice is directly in the aristocratic line of Kiri Te Kanewa and Reneé Fleming” Gramophone Magazine  BBC Music Magazine
Choral & Song Choice - September 2007 |
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Pepe Romero (guitar), Augustín Leon Ara (violin) & Christine Pendrill (cor anglais) Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner Recorded: Watford Town Hall, London, July 1992 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Victoria de los Angeles/Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos / Antonio Ros-Marba / Garcia Navarro | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Edoardo Catemario (guitar) | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Bonell, Larrocha & Tourangeau London Philharmonic Orchestra & Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos & Charles Dutoit | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Jennifer Stinton (Flute), Carlos Bonell (Guitar English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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