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Phyllis Bryn-Julson Artemis Quartet, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group & English Chamber Orchestra, Jeffrey Tate & Sir Simon Rattle | 
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| |  | Schoenberg - Complete String QuartetsRecorded 1950-1952
Founded by the composer Robert Mann following the
inspiration of William Schuman, the Juilliard Quartet, made up
entirely of professors from the renowned New York school, was
to take centre stage in the history of 20th century musical
creativity.The first concert was given on 10th December 1946 before an audience that included Yehudi
Menuhin and Zoltán Kodály.The level of excellence and insatiable curiosity of the group soon became
something of a legend.The first American versions of Shostakovich's String Quartet No. 15 and Ainsi la Nuit by
Henri Dutilleux are also owed to the Juilliard Quartet, as well as world premières of over 60 other American
composers including Elliott Carter.
In 1950, the Juilliard Quartet performed Schoenberg's String Quartets in the presence of the composer himself.
"Our interpretation was wilder than Schoenberg had expected", explained Mann "and when we played
the first quartet for him he declared that it was a way of interpreting it that he had not imagined.We were
stunned. Schoenberg burst out laughing and added: 'But play it that way, it's good!'". “The performances date from 1950 to 1952, so the performers are the original Juilliard members. The recorded sound is not of the most refined, but the febrile passion and intelligence of the playing carry all before them. Schoenberg’s amazing, 42-minute, single-span Quartet No 1 is launched with a fury, and this opening theme is rarely absent from the texture; No 2 brings the still staggering textural surprise of a soprano (the limpid Uta Graf) in two of the movements; No 4 has a bizarre 12-tone catchiness.” Sunday Times, 25th May 2008 *** |
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Hilary Hahn (violin) Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Esa-Pekka Salonen “Where Heifetz warily trod, Hahn strides to a triumphant performance ... The Schoenberg performance is, as I say, magnificent. ” Gramophone Magazine, June 2008 “The Schoenberg is simply astonishing. Hahn and Esa-Pekka Salonen shows how much beauty and brilliance there is in this work.” BBC Music Magazine, May 2008 ***** |
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| |  | Measha Brueggergosman - SurpriseCabaret Songs
Measha Brueggergosman (soprano), William Bolcom (piano) BBC Symphony Orchestra, David Robertson A triumphant DG debut recital for the Yellow Label’s new signing. Measha Brueggergosman (remember that name – no easy feat, granted) is expressive and at times deliciously wicked. The voice isn’t entirely even yet, but it’s already
a gorgeous, fascinating sound. - Gramophone Magazine |
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| |  | Volume 44 of the Glenn Gould Complete Jacket CollectionSchoenberg: Songs for Voice and Piano
Glenn Gould (piano), Helen Vanni, Cornelis Opthof & Donald Cramm |
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| |  | Evocation
'As the cover art might suggest, Sandrine Piau’s new album is dedicated to exploring the different sides of womanhood. I’m not sure I can claim to know how close she gets, but this programme – which includes songs by composers as disparate as Debussy, Richard Strauss and Zemlinsky – contains some of the most exquisite singing I have heard from this wonderful soprano.' - James Inverne, Gramophone Magazine | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Schoenberg - Choral Works
Jennifer Welch-Babidge (soprano) & David Wilson-Johnson (rabbi-narrator) Philharmonia Orchestra & Simon Joly Chorale, Robert Craft | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Bach, J S: | Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue in D minor, BWV903 | Brahms: | Intermezzo in A minor, Op. 116 No. 2 Capriccio, Allegro passionato in G minor, Op. 116 No. 3 | Cage: | Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano (No. 12) | Janacek: | Piano Sonata 1.X.1905 in E flat minor 'From the Street' (The Presentiment) Piano Sonata 1.X.1905 in E flat minor 'From the Street' (The Death) | Keren: | Fantaisie, mais 2 Fantastrophes, First Fantastrophe 2007 (world premiere recording) Fantaisie, mais 2 Fantastrophes, Fantaisie Fantaisie, mais 2 Fantastrophes, Second Fantastrophe | Ligeti: | Musica Ricercata for piano (excerpts) | Schoenberg: | 6 kleine Klavierstücke Op. 19 |
David Greilsammer (piano) “The pianism is superb” Michael Church, The Independent “However it may look on paper, in practice it works incredibly well, such is Greilsammer’s magnetic ability to find mutual correspondences and attractions between opposite poles” Julian Haylock, International Piano “In this enjoyable piano montage, 16 items have been arranged symmetrically around Mozart’s Fantasy in C minor……it’s as though the alienation effect of piano “preparation” has been applied to a whole disc.” Sunday Times Contemporary Composers (No. 3) Albums of the Year | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Historic Russian Archives - Gidon KremerAll recordings are live, made between 1970 and 1993
Bach, J S: | Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV1004: Chaconne Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV1006 Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV1043 Oleg Kagan, violin I Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, David Oistrakh | Bartók: | Tempo di ciacona, from sonata for solo violin | Beethoven: | Violin Sonata No. 10 in G major, Op. 96 Oleg Maisenberg, piano Variations in F major on Mozart's "Se vuol'ballare" Oleg Maisenberg, piano 6 German Dances, WoO 42 Oleg Maisenberg, piano | Berio: | Duet for violins "Leonardo" (dedicated to Leonardo Pinzauti) Tatiana Grindenko, violin II Duet for violins "Annie" (dedicated to Annie Neuberger) Tatiana Grindenko, violin II Duet for violins "Aldo" (dedicated to Aldo Bennici) Tatiana Grindenko, violin II | Biber: | Ciacona from mystery sonata No. 4 in D minor "The Presentation" Oleg Maisenberg, piano | Boccherini: | Minuet from String Quintet in E, Op. 13 No. 5 Oleg Maisenberg, piano | Chausson: | Poème for Violin & Orchestra, Op. 25 Maria Bondarenko, piano | Dinicu: | Hora Staccato Oleg Maisenberg, piano Borzo/Bihari: Csardas in A minor Oleg Maisenberg, piano | Ernst: | Variations on "The Last Rose of Summer" Der Erlkönig - Grand Caprice Op. 26 | Karayev: | Violin Concerto USSR State TV & Radio Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Kozhukhar | Kupkovic: | Souvenir Oleg Maisenberg, piano | Lourié: | Concerto da Camera German Chamber Philharmonic Society | Martinov: | Come In! Tatiana Grindenko, violin II, Mikhael Muntyan, celesta Moscow Philharmonic Society Soloists, Yuri Bashmet | Mendelssohn: | Concerto in D minor for violin and strings (second version) Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Yuri Bashmet | Mozart: | Violin Concerto No. 2 in D major, K211 German Chamber Philharmonic Society Concertone in C for 2 Violins and Orchestra, K190 Tatiana Grindenko, violin II Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra, Saulius Sondetskis Violin Sonata No. 31 in C major, KV 404 (unfinished) Yuri Smirnov, piano | Paganini: | Cantabile, Op. 17 Maria Bondarenko, piano Caprice No. 4 in C minor (maestosa) Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 17 in E flat major | Prokofiev: | Violin Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 80 Oleg Maisenberg, piano Scherzo, vivacissimo, from violin concerto No. 1 in D major Op. 19, transcription for violin & piano Yuri Smirnov, piano Sonata for Two Violins in C Major, Op. 56 Tatiana Grindenko, violin II | Ravel: | Blues Oleg Maisenberg, piano | Reger: | Violin sonata in C minor, Op. 139 Oleg Maisenberg, piano | Saint-Saëns: | Creatures with long ears (from carnaval des animeaux) atiana Grindenko, violin II | Salmanov: | Violin Sonata No. 2 Maria Bondarenko, piano | Schoenberg: | Phantasy for Violin with Piano Accompaniment, Op. 47 Oleg Maisenberg, piano | Schubert: | Rondo for violin and strings in A major, D438 German Chamber Music Society Introductions and Variations on 'Trockne Blumen' from Die Schöne Müllerin D802 Oleg Maisenberg, piano Rondo brillant in B minor, D895 (Op. 70) Oleg Maisenberg, piano | Shchedrin: | In Imitation of Albeniz Maria Bondarenko, piano | Stockhausen: | Tierkreis, Op. 41 excerpts: Aquarius, Gemini, Pisces, Libra, Sagittarius, Leo Tatiana Grinkdenko, violin II | Strauss, R: | Violin Sonata in E flat major, Op. 18 Oleg Maisenberg, piano | Stravinsky: | Elegy, for solo violin | Tchaikovsky: | Valse-Scherzo Yuri Smirnov, piano Melodie from Souvenir d'un lieu cher, Op. 42 No. 3 Yuri Smirnov, piano | Telemann: | Sonata en canon in A minor for 2 violins, Op. 5 No. 6 Tatiana Grindenko, violin II Sonata en canon in G major, Op. 5 No. 1 Tatiana Grindenko, violin II | Webern: | Four pieces for violin & piano, Op. 7 (1910) Oleg Maisenberg, piano | Ysaye: | Sonata for violin & piano in F minor after Locatelli Maria Bondarenko, piano Sonata for solo violin in G major, Op. 27 No. 5 |
Although he plays a modern violin, Kremer has always included Baroque music in his repertoire and it is fitting therefore that Bach, Biber and Telemann are featured in this set. Music from the 20th-century, such as Schöenberg, Webern and Stockhausen, is also prominently represented as are the stalwarts of the violin repertory, Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert. Predictably, Russian composers form a major part of this offering, from the well known (Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev) to the more obtuse (Karayev and Salmanov). | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Franz Mazura, Philip Langridge, Aage Haugland, Barbara Bonney, Mira Zakai, Daniel Harper, Thomas Dymit & Herbert Wittges Chicago Symphony Chorus & Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti Recorded - Orchestra Hall, Chicago, May 1984 "Solti gives Schoenberg's masterly score a dynamism and warmth which set it firmly - if perhaps surprisingly - in the grand romantic tradition ... As Aaron, Philip Langridge is lighter and more lyrical ... Aage Haugland with his firm, dark bass makes his mark in the small role of the Priest; Barbara Bonney too is excellent as the Young Girl. Above all, the brilliant singing of the Chicago Symphony Chorus matches the playing of the orchestra in virtuosity. More than ever the question-mark concluding Act II makes a pointful close, with no feeling of a work unfinished. The brilliant recording has an even sharper focus on CD."
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