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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Celibidache Edition - Symphonies
Beethoven: | Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36 Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 'Eroica' Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60 Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93 Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 'Choral' | Brahms: | Symphonies Nos. 1-4 (Complete) Variations on a theme by Haydn for orchestra, Op. 56a 'St Anthony Variations' | Haydn: | Symphony No. 92 in G major 'Oxford' Symphony No. 103 in E flat major 'Drum Roll' Symphony No. 104 in D major 'London' | Mozart: | Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K550 | Schubert: | Symphony No. 9 in C major, D944 'The Great' | Schumann: | Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61 Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 97 'Rhenish' Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120 |
Celibidache was without question one of the most important and original conductors in recent memory. He was a perfectionist who disliked what he perceived to be the synthetic sounds created in the modern recording studio, preferring the immediacy of the concert platform and the interaction with a live audience. The Celibidache series celebrates the extraordinary legacy of his collaboration with the Müncher Philharmoniker, portraying the excitement and atmosphere of their live performances. Celibidache was Musical Director of the Müncher Philharmoniker between 1979 and his death in 1996. Heavily influenced by Buddhism, he is renowned for creating exceptional and life-altering experiences for his audiences through his perfect balancing of sonic and spatial considerations. These recordings are unique to EMI Classics and were painstakingly mastered to retain and recreate the vibrancy and impact of Celibidache and the Müncher Philharmoniker’s live performances. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Florian Boesch’s debut disc on ONYX was the highly acclaimed Schumann Heine Lieder (ONYX4041), and he again teams up with Malcolm Martineau for the journey through the bleak and wintry landscape of Schubert’s Winterreise. Composed in 1827, work on the settings of Wilhem Muller made Schubert agitated and disturbed according to friends. Indeed the songs shocked his friends when first heard – so powerful is the emotional content of the music that it still has the ability to shock and move the listener. The journey starts with ‘Goodnight’, as our traveller walks away from us into the moonlit snowy landscape. At the end of the cycle ‘The Signpost’ he takes the path to his death. “all the more powerful for being so admirably reined-in. Boesch's methodology has often been described as expressionist, though in this instance he's less overtly declamatory than you might expect...The hallucinatory quality of his interpretation is matched by a corresponding vividness in Martineau's playing...It makes for very difficult listening, but is unquestionably superb.” The Guardian, 10th November 2011 ***** “Perhaps the distinguishing feature of this version is the accompaniment of Malcolm Martineau, who contrives to bring some new insight to every single song, without ever sounding mannered...Florian Boesch, the possessor of a fine but not especially distinctive voice, takes his cue from him...and the collaboration is complete...The whole cycle moves into silence in a way that I have not heard before.” BBC Music Magazine, January 2012 ***** “Boesch's baritone, rich, most of the time quiet or very quiet, and always in tune, has, here and throughout this performance, a brooding thoughtfulness, as if he were discovering for himself and for the first time the depths of desolation....Boesch's and Martineau's is a coherent and agonising narrative, giving the listener the sense of a real, cold, protracted journey for heartbroken resolve to a desolate longing.” International Record Review, January 2012 “this new version by Florian Boesch and Malcolm Martineau is inspired and quite unforgettable. It has total spontaneity, a superbly balanced, totally natural recording, with the pianist making a perfect partnership with the singer...What is remarkable in a performance of this calibre is that the sadness which permeates all these songs....is always affecting.I cannot recommend this CD too highly.” Gramophone Magazine, March 2012 “and vivid account by the Austrian Florian Boesch. It is very much a joint achievement. Malcolm Martineau is an absolutely equal partner, a sorrowing, desolate, angry participant at every moment in the cycle...an exceptionally free, imaginative and dramatic interpretation.” Sunday Times, 19th February 2012 “an impressive traversal of Schubert’s winter journey. Florian Boesch’s singing is consistently involving and interesting and the support he receives from Malcolm Martineau is first class. Boesch enters fully into every song and it’s clear that he’s delving below the surface of the music. This is a fine addition to the discography of this engrossing song cycle.” MusicWeb International, June 2012 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Schubert: | Piano Sonata No. 13 in A major, D664 Piano Sonata No. 8 in E flat major, D568 Piano Sonata No. 9 in B major, D575 Piano Sonata No. 16 in A minor, D845 Piano Sonata No. 17 in D major, D850 Piano Sonata No. 18 in G major, D894 Piano Sonata No. 14 in A minor, D784 Piano Sonata No. 19 in C minor, D958 Piano Sonata No. 21 in B flat major, D960 Piano Sonata No. 20 in A major, D959 Piano Sonata No. 4 in A minor, D537 |
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| |  | Bruckner: Symphony No. 9
Recorded 17th August 1960. “Conducting is only a means to an end, never an end in itself. Making music is everything – and the less conducting draws attention to itself, the more beautiful the music will be and truly stir our hearts”. Joseph Keilberth joined the Karlsruhe Staatstheater at the age of seventeen as a répétiteur. Ten years later he became general music director, the youngest at the time in Germany. On Furtwängler’s recommendation he was appointed chief conductor of the German Philharmonic Orchestra of Prague for the war years, moving to the Dresden State Opera (then in the Russian zone) in 1945. He remained in that position until 1950, by which time he had achieved a bizarre reunion with his Prague orchestra, now renamed the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra and newly resident in that town in western Germany. Keilberth was a great Wagnerian conductor and recorded the first-ever stereo Ring – now available as a celebrated Testament release in a 14-CD set – SBT141412. If both the Bruckner and the Schubert overture which opened this 1960 concert were Keilberth regulars, the Berg Violin Concerto was a newcomer to his repertoire that became a personal favourite; it was also his first-ever Berg score. He prepared it for the first time in December 1955 for a Hamburg State Opera concert with André Gertler. “It’s really coming together now”, he noted, “but much still sounds as if it’s wrong”. A little later he wrote to his son Thomas: “I’m pleased that the Berg Concerto now means more to you. For me, it’s the only 12-tone work that I like”. Then, by the 1965/66 season, Keilberth was replying to a questionnaire about his “Ten 20thcentury Masterworks of Music”. The Berg Concerto had become his No.2 choice, just ahead of Stravinsky’s Dumbarton Oaks but losing out to Hindemith’s Mathis der Maler Symphony. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | The Decca Sound
Annibale: | O Paese d' 'o sole Recorded on 7th July 1990 Luciano Pavarotti, José Carreras, Plácido Domingo (tenors) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta | Bach, J S: | Magnificat in D major, BWV243 Hanneke van Bork, Elly Ameling (sopranos), Helen Watts (contralto), Werner Krenn (tenor), Tom Krause (baritone) Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger Cantata BWV10 'Meine Seel erhebt den Herren' Elly Ameling (soprano), Werner Krenn (tenor), Marius Rintzler (bass) Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger Cantata BWV140 'Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme' Gabriele Fontana (soprano), Gösta Wimbergh (tenor), Tom Krause (baritone) Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Wiener Akademie-Chor
Hymnuschor Stuttgart, Karl Münchinger Goldberg Variations, BWV988 András Schiff (piano) | Barber, S: | Violin Concerto, Op. 14 Recorded in 1996 Joshua Bell (violin) Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, David Zinman | Bartók: | Piano Concerto No. 3, BB 127, Sz. 119 Julius Katchen (piano) London Symphony Orchestra, István Kertész | Beethoven: | Ecco quel fiero istante! (La partenza WoO.124) Che fa il mio ben? (L'amante impaziente, Op. 82 No. 3) Che fa il mio ben? (L'amante impaziente, Op. 82 No. 4) T'intendo, si, mio cor (Liebes Klage, Op. 82 No. 2) Dimmi, ben mio (Hoffnung, Op. 82 No. 1) In questa tomba oscura, WoO.133 Recorded in 1992 Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo), Andras Schiff (piano) Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 Recorded in 2009 Janine Jansen (violin) Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie, Paavo Järvi Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 ‘Moonlight' Recorded in 1972 Radu Lupu (piano) Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 'Pathetique' Recorded in 1972 Radu Lupu (piano) Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 'Waldstein' Recorded in 1972 Radu Lupu (piano) Variations (32) on an Original Theme in C minor, WoO 80 Recorded in 1970 Radu Lupu (piano) String Quartet No. 11 in F minor Op. 95 'Serioso' Recorded 2003/2004 Takács Quartet String Quartet No. 13 in B flat major, Op. 130 Recorded 2003/2004 Takács Quartet Grosse Fuge in B flat major, Op. 133 Recorded 2003/2004 Takács Quartet Septet in E flat major, Op. 20 Recorded in 1959 Members of the Wiener Oktett | Bellini: | Adalgisa! … Oh! Rimembranza! (from Norma) Recorded at the Lincoln Centre in 1981 Ma di’ … Oh non tremare (from Norma) Recorded at the Lincoln Centre in 1981 Joan Sutherland (soprano), Marilyn Horne (mezzo) New York City Opera Orchestra, Richard Bonynge Angiol di pace (from Beatrice di Tenda) Recorded at the Lincoln Centre in 1981 Joan Sutherland (soprano), Marilyn Horne (mezzo), Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) New York City Opera Orchestra, Richard Bonynge | Berg: | Lulu-Suite (Five Symphonic Pieces) for soprano and orchestra Recorded in 1973 Anja Silja (soprano) Wiener Philharmoniker, Christoph von Dohnányi | Bernstein: | Maria (from West Side Story) Recorded on 7th July 1990 Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo, José Carreras (tenors) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta Tonight (from West Side Story) Recorded on 7th July 1990 Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo, José Carreras (tenors) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta | Bizet: | Jeux d'enfants (Petite Suite), Op. 22 Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, Jean Martinon | Bloch, E: | Nigun (Baal Shem No. 2) Recorded in 1996 Joshua Bell (violin) Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, David Zinman | Borodin: | Symphony No. 2 in B minor London Symphony Orchestra, Jean Martinon Prince Igor Overture London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti | Brahms: | Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15 Recorded in 2006 Nelson Freire (piano) Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Riccardo Chailly | Britten: | War Requiem, Op. 66 Recorded in 1963 Galina Vishnevskaya (soprano), Peter Pears (tenor), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Simon Preston (organ) London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra Chorus, The Bach Choir, Highgate School Choir, Melos Ensemble, Benjamin Britten Embroidery in childhood (from Peter Grimes) Recorded in 1996 Renée Fleming (soprano) London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti Violin Concerto in D minor Op. 15 Recorded in 2009 Janine Jansen (violin) London Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Järvi | Bruch: | Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26 Recorded in 1972 Kyung Wha Chung (violin) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Rudolf Kempe Scottish Fantasy, Op. 46 Recorded in 1972 Kyung Wha Chung (violin) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Rudolf Kempe | Bruckner: | Symphony No. 4 in Eb Major 'Romantic' Recorded in 1973 Wiener Philharmoniker, Karl Böhm | Capua: | O sole mio Recorded on 7th July 1990 Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo, José Carreras (tenors) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta | Cardillo: | Core 'ngrato Recorded on 7th July 1990 José Carreras (tenor) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta | Chabrier: | España Recorded 1957 London Symphony Orchestra, Ataúlfo Argenta | Cilea: | È la solita storia 'Lamento di Federico' (from L'Arlesiana) Recorded on 7th July 1990 José Carreras (tenor) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta | Crescenzo: | Rondine al nido Recorded on 7th July 1990 Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta | Curtis, E: | Torna a Surriento Recorded on 7th July 1990 Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta | Debussy: | Images for orchestra Recorded 1961 L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Ernest Ansermet | Dvorak: | Mesícku na nebi hlubokém 'Song to the Moon' (from Rusalka) Recorded in 1996 Renée Fleming (soprano) London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 'From the New World' Recorded in 1961 Wiener Philharmoniker, István Kertész Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88 Recorded in 1963 London Symphony Orchestra, István Kertész | Elgar: | Enigma Variations, Op. 36 London Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Monteux | Falla: | El sombrero de tres picos Recorded 1961 Teresa Berganza (mezzo) L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Ernest Ansermet Noches en los jardines de Espana Recorded in 1983 Alicia de Larrocha (piano) London Philharmonic Orchestra, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos | Giordano, U: | Un dì, all' azzurro spazio (from Andrea Chénier) Recorded on 7th July 1990 José Carreras (tenor) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta | Glinka: | Ruslan & Lyudmila Overture London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti | Goldschmidt, B: | Der Verflossene | Granados: | Danza española, Op. 37 No. 5 'Andaluza' Recorded 1957 London Symphony Orchestra, Ataúlfo Argenta Goyescas (opera) Recorded in 1976 London Philharmonic Orchestra, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos El Pelele Recorded in 1976 London Philharmonic Orchestra, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos | Grieg: | Holberg Suite, Op. 40 Recorded in 1970 The Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner | Guglielmi: | La vie en rose Recorded on 7th July 1990 Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo, José Carreras (tenors) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta | Haydn: | Arianna a Naxos, cantata, Hob.XXVIb/2 Recorded in 1992 Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo), Andras Schiff (piano) Mass, Hob. XXII:11 in D minor 'Nelsonmesse' Recorded in 1962 Sylvia Stahlman (soprano), Helen Watts (contralto), Wilfred Brown (tenor), Tom Krause (baritone), Simon Preston (organ) London Symphony Orchestra, Sir David Willcocks Mass, Hob. XXII: 9 in C major 'Paukenmesse' Recorded in 1969 April Cantelo (soprano), Robert Tear (tenor), Barry McDaniel (baritone), Stephen Cleobury (organ) The Academy of St Martin in the Fields, George Guest | Holländer: | Ich tanze um die Welt mit Dir Zieh Dich aus, Petronella! Raus mit den Männern! Es kommt jeder dran Stürme der Liedenschaft Phaea Wir wollen alle wieder Kinder sein!! Münchhausen | Holst: | The Planets, Op. 32 Recorded in 1961 Wiener Philharmoniker, Wiener Staatsopernchor, Herbert von Karajan The Perfect Fool, Op. 39/H 150: Ballet Music Recorded in 1961 Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan Egdon Heath, a homage to Thomas Hardy, Op.47 Recorded in 1961 London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult | Ibert: | Divertissement Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, Jean Martinon | Ives, C: | Symphony No. 2 Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta | Janacek: | Sinfonietta Recorded in 1980 Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Charles Mackerras The Cunning Little Vixen - Suite Recorded in 1979 Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Charles Mackerras Taras Bulba Recorded in 1980 Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Charles Mackerras | LaCalle: | Amapola Recorded on 7th July 1990 Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo, José Carreras (tenors) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta | Lara, Augustin: | Granada Recorded on 7th July 1990 José Carreras (tenor) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta | Lehár: | Dein ist mein ganzes Herz (from Das Land des Lächelns) Recorded on 7th July 1990 Plácido Domingo (tenor) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta | Leoncavallo: | Mattinata - 'L'aurora di bianco vestita' Recorded on 7th July 1990 Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo, José Carreras (tenors) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta | Lloyd Webber, A: | Memory (from Cats) Recorded on 7th July 1990 Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo, José Carreras (tenors) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta | Mahler: | Symphony No. 8 in E flat major 'Symphony of the Thousand' Recorded in 1971 Heather Harper, Lucia Popp, Arleen Auger (sopranos), Yvonne Minton (mezzo), Helen Watts (contralto), Rene Kollo (tenor), John Shirley-Quirk (baritone), Martti Talvela (bass) Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Wiener Sängerknaben, Wiener Staatsopernchor, Sir Georg Solti | Mendelssohn: | Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 Recorded in 1981 Kyung Wha Chung (violin) Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 56 'Scottish' Recorded in 1960 London Symphony Orchestra, Peter Maag A Midsummer Night's Dream - incidental music, Op. 61 Recorded in 1957 Jennifer Vyvyan, Marion Lowe (sopranos) London Symphony Orchestra, Peter Maag Octet in E flat major, Op. 20 Recorded in 1972 Members of the Wiener Oktett | Mendoza y Cortés: | Cielito Lindo Recorded on 7th July 1990 Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo, José Carreras (tenors) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta | Messiaen: | Turangalîla Symphony Recorded in 1992 Takashi Harada (ondes martenot), Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano) Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly | Meyerbeer: | Ô Paradis (from L'Africaine) Recorded on 7th July 1990 Plácido Domingo (tenor) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta | Moszkowski: | Danse espagnoles, Op. 12 Recorded 1957 London Symphony Orchestra, Ataúlfo Argenta | Mozart: | Ridente la calma, K152 Recorded in 1992 Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo), Andras Schiff (piano) Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K466 Recorded in 1970 Clifford Curzon (piano) English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat major, K595 Recorded in 1970 Clifford Curzon (piano) English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten Porgi amor (from Le nozze di Figaro) Recorded in 1996 Renée Fleming (soprano) London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti E Susanna non vien! … Dove sono i bei momenti (from Le nozze di Figaro) Recorded in 1996 Renée Fleming (soprano) London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti | Mussorgsky: | Pictures at an Exhibition Recorded 1982; orch. Vladimir Ashkenazy Philharmonia Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy Khovanshchina: Prelude Compl. & orch. Rimsky-Korsakov London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti A Night on the Bare Mountain London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti | Nelson, Rudolf: | Das spricht Bände Mir ist so nach Tamerlan! | Parry: | I was glad Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Choir of Winchester Cathedral, Waynflete Singers, David Hill Blest Pair of Sirens Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Choir of Winchester Cathedral, Waynflete Singers, David Hill Jerusalem Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Choir of Winchester Cathedral, Waynflete Singers, David Hill | Pergolesi: | Stabat Mater Barbara Bonney (soprano), Andreas Scholl (countertenor) Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset Salve Regina in F minor Barbara Bonney (soprano), Andreas Scholl (countertenor) Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset Salve Regina in A minor Barbara Bonney (soprano), Andreas Scholl (countertenor) Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset | Ponchielli: | Ecco la barca … addio (from La Gioconda) Recorded at the Lincoln Centre in 1981 Joan Sutherland (soprano), Marilyn Horne (mezzo), Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) New York City Opera Orchestra, Richard Bonynge | Prokofiev: | Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26 Julius Katchen (piano) London Symphony Orchestra, István Kertész | Puccini: | Turandot (highlights) Recorded in 1972 Joan Sutherland (Turandot), Luciano Pavarotti (Calaf), Montserrat Caballé (Liù), Nicolai Ghiaurov (Timur), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta La fanciulla del West (excerpts) Recorded in 1958 Renata Tebaldi (Minnie), Mario del Monaco (Dick Johnson), Cornell MacNeil (Jack Rance), Giorgio Tozzi (Jake Wallace) Orchestra e coro dell’Accademia di Santa Cecilia Roma, Franco Capuana Che gelida manina (from La Bohème) Recorded at the Lincoln Centre in 1981 Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) New York City Opera Orchestra, Richard Bonynge Recondita armonia (from Tosca) Recorded on 7th July 1990 Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta E lucevan le stelle (from Tosca) Recorded on 7th July 1990 Plácido Domingo (tenor) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta | Purcell: | Dido and Aeneas Recorded in 1992 Catherine Bott (Dido), Emma Kirkby (Belinda), John Mark Ainsley (Aeneas), David Thomas (Sorceress), Elizabeth Priday (First Witch), Sara Stowe (Second Witch), Julianne Baird (Second Woman), Daniel Lochmann (First Sailor), Michael Chance (Spirit) Chorus and Orchestra of The Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood | Rachmaninov: | Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30 Recorded 1963 Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) London Symphony Orchestra, Anatole Fistoulari Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 36 Recorded 1977 Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) | Ravel: | Ma Mère l'Oye Recorded in 1983 Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit Pavane pour une infante défunte Recorded in 1983 Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit Le Tombeau de Couperin Recorded in 1983 Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit Valses nobles et sentimentales Recorded in 1983 Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit Boléro Recorded in 1981 Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit Piano Concerto in G major Julius Katchen (piano) London Symphony Orchestra, István Kertész Daphnis et Chloé London Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Monteux | Respighi: | Roman Festivals Recorded in 1976 The Cleveland Orchestra, Lorin Maazel Pines of Rome Recorded in 1976 The Cleveland Orchestra, Lorin Maazel | Rimsky Korsakov: | Capriccio espagnol, Op. 34 Recorded 1957 London Symphony Orchestra, Ataúlfo Argenta Le Coq d'Or Suite Recorded in 1979 The Cleveland Orchestra, Lorin Maazel | Rossini: | Mura felici (from La donna del lago) Recorded at the Lincoln Centre in 1981 Marilyn Horne (mezzo) New York City Opera Orchestra, Richard Bonynge | Saint-Saëns: | Danse macabre, Op. 40 Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, Jean Martinon Le Rouet d'Omphale, Op. 31 Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, Jean Martinon Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22 Pascal Rogé (piano) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Dutoit Piano Concerto No. 4 in C minor, Op. 44 Pascal Rogé (piano) Philharmonia Orchestra, Charles Dutoit Piano Concerto No. 5 in F major, Op. 103 'Egyptian' Pascal Rogé (piano) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Dutoit | Schoenberg: | Erwartung, Op. 17 Recorded in 1979 Anja Silja (soprano) Wiener Philharmoniker, Christoph von Dohnányi | Schubert: | Vedi quanto adoro ancora ingrato!, D510 Im Haine, D738 Sung in Italian Io vuo'cantar di Cadmo (Alla cetra, D737) La pastorella, D528 Non t'accostar all'urna, D688 No. 1 Guarda, che bianca luna, D688 No. 2 Da quel sembiante appresi, D688 No. 3 Mio ben ricordati D688 No. 4 Pensa, che questo istante, D76 Willkommen und Abschied, D767 Sung in Italian; recorded in 1992 Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo), Andras Schiff (piano) | Schumann: | Carnaval, Op. 9 Recorded in 2002 Nelson Freire (piano) | Shostakovich: | Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47 Recorded in 1983 Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink Symphony No. 9 in E flat major, Op. 70 Recorded in 1980 London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bernard Haitink | Sibelius: | Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39 Recorded 1984 Philharmonia Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy | Siecynski: | Wien, Wien nur du Allein (Vienna, City of My Dreams) Recorded on 7th July 1990 Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo, José Carreras (tenors) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta | Sorozábal: | La Taberna del Puerto – ‘No puede ser’ Recorded on 7th July 1990 Plácido Domingo (tenor) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta | Spoliansky: | Alles Schwindel Das Gesellschaftslied Meine beste Freundin 100 meter Glück L'heure bleue Das Lila Lied Maskulinum-Femininum Recorded in 1966 Ute Lemper Matrix Ensemble, Robert Ziegler | Strauss, E: | Ohne Bremse Op. 238 Polka schnell | Strauss, J, I: | Loreley-Rhein-Klänge, Walzer, Op. 154 Radetsky March, Op. 228 New Year’s Concert, 1979 Wiener Philharmoniker, Willi Boskovsky | Strauss, J, II: | Wein, Weib und Gesang, Op. 333 Bitte Schon, Polka, Op. 372 Bei uns z´Haus Waltz, Op. 361 Tik-Tak Polka, Op. 365 Pizzicato Polka Auf der Jagd, Op. 373 Leichtes Blut, polka schnell, Op. 319 An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314 | Strauss, Josef: | Die Emanzipierte Moulinet-Polka Rudolfsheimer-polka | Strauss, R: | Don Juan, Op. 20 Recorded in 1989 San Francisco Symphony, Herbert Blomstedt Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64 Recorded in 1989 San Francisco Symphony, Herbert Blomstedt Ich komme, grünen Brüder (from Daphne) Recorded in 1996 Renée Fleming (soprano) London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti | Stravinsky: | The Firebird Recorded in 1981 Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati The Rite of Spring Recorded in 1982 Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati | Suppe: | Die schöne Galathée Overture Leichte Kavallerie Overture Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti Dichter und Bauer Overture Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti Ein Morgen, ein Mittag, ein Abend in Wien Overture Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti Pique Dame Overture Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti | Susato: | Danserye New London Consort, Philip Pickett | Tchaikovsky: | Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 Recorded 1956 Alfredo Campoli (violin) London Symphony Orchestra, Ataúlfo Argenta Puskay pogibnu ya 'Tatiana's Letter Scene' (from Eugene Onegin) Recorded in 1996 Renée Fleming (soprano) London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti Serenade for strings in C major, Op. 48 Recorded in 1968 The Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70 Recorded in 1968 The Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner | trad.: | Ochi tchorniye Recorded on 7th July 1990 Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo, José Carreras (tenors) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta | Varèse: | Arcana Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta Intégrales Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta Ionisation Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta | Verdi: | Era più calmo? (from Otello) Renée Fleming (soprano) Mia madre aveva...Piangea cantando...Ave Maria (from Otello) Recorded in 1996 Renée Fleming (soprano) London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti Solingo, errante e misero (from Ernani) Recorded at the Lincoln Centre in 1981 Joan Sutherland (soprano), Marilyn Horne (mezzo), Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) New York City Opera Orchestra, Richard Bonynge Tu del mio Carlo (from I masnadieri) Recorded at the Lincoln Centre in 1981 Joan Sutherland (soprano) New York City Opera Orchestra, Richard Bonynge Giá nella notte densa (from Otello) Recorded at the Lincoln Centre in 1981 Luciano Pavarotti (tenor), Joan Sutherland (soprano) New York City Opera Orchestra, Richard Bonynge Madre, non dormi? (from Il trovatore) Recorded at the Lincoln Centre in 1981 Luciano Pavarotti (tenor), Joan Sutherland (soprano), Marilyn Horne (mezzo) New York City Opera Orchestra, Richard Bonynge | Wagner: | Der Ring des Nibelungen (excerpts) Recorded 1958 - 1960 Birgit Nilsson (Brünnhilde), Wolfgang Windgassen (Siegfried), Hans Hotter (Wotan), Gerhard Stolze (Mime) Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti | Walton: | Violin Concerto Recorded in 1996 Joshua Bell (violin) Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, David Zinman Belshazzar's Feast Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone) Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Choir of Winchester Cathedral, Waynflete Singers, David Hill Coronation Te Deum Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Choir of Winchester Cathedral, Waynflete Singers, David Hill | Webern: | Im sommerwind (Idyl for large orchestra) (1904) Recorded in 1991 Anja Silja (soprano) Wiener Philharmoniker, Christoph von Dohnányi | Ziehrer: | Herreinspaziert, Op. 518 |
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Schubert: | Wohin? (No. 2 from Die schöne Müllerin, D795) Am feierabend (No. 5 from Die schöne Müllerin, D795) Heidenröslein, D257 Der Tod und das Mädchen, D531 Der König in Thule, D367 Gute Nacht (No. 1 from Winterreise, D911) Die Wetterfahne (No. 2 from Winterreise, D911) Gefror'ne Tranen (No. 3 from Winterreise, D911) Der Lindenbaum (No. 5 from Winterreise, D911) Wasserflut (No. 6 from Winterreise, D911) Einsamkeit (No. 12 from Winterreise, D911) Frühlingstraum (No. 11 from Winterreise, D911) Die Krahe (No. 15 from Winterreise, D911) Das Wirtshaus (No. 21 from Winterreise, D911) Mut (No. 22 from Winterreise, D911) Die Nebensonnen (No. 23 from Winterreise, D911) Der Leiermann (No. 24 from Winterreise, D911) |
The present collection of Schubert Lieder contains the only recording of a live concert by Christoph Prégardien. The CD contains Lieder recorded in two concerts during 2003 and 2006 when Prégardien was at the peak of his vocal career. After Songs of love & death this CD is the second recording with Christoph Prégardien accompanied by guitar. The accompaniment of the Romantic Lied by guitar was well accepted by Schubert’s contemporaries and the guitar itself was pretty en vogue in these times. In Prégardien’s opinion Schubert’s Lieder are closely connected with the intimate sound of the guitar. Tilman Hoppstock has selected 12 Lieder of Winterreise and five others and arranged them for his instrument. “With its different weight, measure and dynamic voicing, the guitar simply cannot recreate Schubert's subtle patterning of keyboard-conceived inflection and accenting...The guitar comes into its own, though, in the bleak, hurdy-gurdy accompaniment of 'Der Leiermann'. Prégardien's singing is just as intelligent and sentient as ever.” BBC Music Magazine, December 2011 *** | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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CD 1 1. Symphony No. 1 in D major D82 - IV. Allegro vivace Wiener Philharmoniker 2. Symphony No. 3 in D major D200 - Second movement: Allegretto Sir Thomas Beecham 3. Symphony No. 4 in C Minor, D.417 'Tragic' (1996 - Remaster) - I. Adagio molto - Allegro vivace Berliner Philharmoniker 4. Symphony No. 5 in B flat major D485 - IV. Allegro vivace Menuhin Festival Orchestra 5. Rosamunde D 797 · Vollständige Bühnenmusik (1992 Remaster) - Jägerchor: Wie lebt sich's so fröhlich im Grünen (Chor) Chor und Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks 6. Rosamunde D 797 · Vollständige Bühnenmusik (1992 Remaster) - Entr'Acte Nr. 2 (Orchester) Chor und Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks 7. Rosamunde D 797 · Vollständige Bühnenmusik (1992 Remaster) - Ballettmusik Nr. 2 (Chor) Chor und Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks 8. Symphony No. 8 in B minor D759 'Unfinished' - I. Allegro moderato Wiener Philharmoniker 9. Symphony No. 8 in B minor D759 'Unfinished' - II. Andante con moto Wiener Philharmoniker 10. Symphony No. 9 in C Major, D.944 'Great' (1996 - Remaster) - IV. Allegro vivace Berliner Philharmoniker CD 2 1. 3 Marches Militaires, D.733 (1997 Digital Remaster) - No. 1 in D Major (Allegro vivace) Justus Frantz 2. 6 Moments musicaux D780 - No. 3 in F minor Stephen Kovacevich 3. 6 Moments musicaux D780 - No. 4 in C sharp minor Stephen Kovacevich 4. 6 Moments musicaux D780 - No. 5 in F minor Stephen Kovacevich 5. 3 Klavierstücke, D.946 - No.1 in E flat minor (Allegro assai) Melvyn Tan 6. 3 Klavierstücke, D.946 - Impromptu in E flat D899 No. 2 (Op. 90 No. 2) (2003 Digital Remaster) Aldo Ciccolini 7. 3 Klavierstücke, D.946 - Impromptu in G flat D899 No. 3 (Op. 90 No. 3) (2003 Digital Remaster) Aldo Ciccolini 8. 3 Klavierstücke, D.946 - Impromptu in A flat D899 No. 4 (Op. 90 No. 4) (2003 Digital Remaster) Aldo Ciccolini 9. Impromptus, D.935 - No. 2 in A flat major Melvyn Tan 10. Piano Sonata No. 21 in B flat D960 - III. Scherzo (Allegro vivace con delicatezza) & Trio Stephen Kovacevich 11. Zwölf Deutsche Tänze (Ländler) D790 - D Stephen Kovacevich 12. Zwölf Deutsche Tänze (Ländler) D790 - A Stephen Kovacevich 13. Zwölf Deutsche Tänze (Ländler) D790 - D Stephen Kovacevich 14. Zwölf Deutsche Tänze (Ländler) D790 - D Stephen Kovacevich 15. Zwölf Deutsche Tänze (Ländler) D790 - B minor Stephen Kovacevich 16. Fantasy in C 'Wanderer' D760 - I. Allegro con fuoco ma non troppo Sviatoslav Richter 17. Fantasy in C 'Wanderer' D760 - II. Adagio Sviatoslav Richter 18. Fantasy in C 'Wanderer' D760 - III. Presto Sviatoslav Richter 19. Fantasy in C 'Wanderer' D760 - IV. Allegro Sviatoslav Richter CD 3 1. Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795 (W. Müller) (1997 Digital Remaster) - Das Wandern Gerald Moore 2. Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795 (W. Müller) (1997 Digital Remaster) - Wohin? Gerald Moore 3. Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795 (W. Müller) (1997 Digital Remaster) - Halt! Gerald Moore 4. Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795 (W. Müller) (1997 Digital Remaster) - Ungeduld Gerald Moore 5. Winterreise D911 - Gute Nacht Olaf Bär 6. Winterreise D911 - Der Lindenbaum Olaf Bär 7. Winterreise D911 - Frühlingstraum Olaf Bär 8. Winterreise D911 - Die Post Olaf Bär 9. Gretchen am Spinnrade, D.118 (1996 - Remaster) Gerald Moore 10. Ellens Gesang III - Ave Maria, D.839 (1996 Digital Remaster) Gerald Moore 11. Wiegenlied (Schlafe, schlafe) D.498 (1996 - Remaster) Gerald Moore 12. Die forelle op 32 schlegel Radu Lupu 13. An Sylvia D891 Radu Lupu 14. Das Lied im Grünen D917 Gerald Moore 15. Der Einsame D800 Irwin Gage 16. Die Junge Nonne D828 Irwin Gage 17. Auf dem Wasser zu singen D774 Irwin Gage 18. Der Tod und das Mädchen D531 Christa Ludwig 19. Der Musensohn D764 Olaf Bär 20. Heidenröslein D257 Olaf Bär 21. An die Musik D547 Olaf Bär CD 4 1. Die Allmacht D852 (2004 Digital Remaster) Gerald Moore 2. Fischerweise D881 (2004 Digital Remaster) Gerald Moore 3. Rastlose Liebe D138 Olaf Bär 4. Geheimes D719 Olaf Bär 5. Wandrers Nachtlied II D768 Olaf Bär 6. Der Jüngling an der Quelle, D.300 (2004 Digital Remaster) Gerald Moore 7. Lieber Schwarmt, D.239 No. 6 (2004 Digital Remaster) Gerald Moore 8. Seligkeit, D.433 (2004 Digital Remaster) Gerald Moore 9. Ganymed D544 (Goethe) Julius Drake 10. Im Fruhling D882 (Schulze) Julius Drake 11. Der Fischer D225 (Goethe) Julius Drake 12. Du bist die Ruh D776 (Rückert) Julius Drake 13. Erlkönig D328 (Goethe) Julius Drake 14. Der Hirt auf dem Felsen D965 (2004 Digital Remaster) Gervase de Peyer 15. Schwanengesang D957 (1987 Digital Remaster) - Liebesbotschaft Gerald Moore 16. Schwanengesang D957 (1987 Digital Remaster) - Ständchen Gerald Moore 17. Schwanengesang D957 (1987 Digital Remaster) - Abschied Gerald Moore 18. Schwanengesang D957 (1987 Digital Remaster) - Der Atlas Gerald Moore 19. Schwanengesang D957 (1987 Digital Remaster) - Das Fischermädchen Gerald Moore 20. Schwanengesang D957 (1987 Digital Remaster) - Der Doppelgänger Gerald Moore 21. Schwanengesang D957 (1987 Digital Remaster) - Die Taubenpost Gerald Moore CD 5 1. Piano Quintet in A, D.667 'The Trout' (2010 Digital Remaster) - IV. Tema (Andantino) con variazioni 1-6 2. String Quartet No. 10 in E flat Major, D87 - Allegro Belcea Quartet 3. String Quartet No. 13 in A minor D.804 ("Rosamunde") - II. Andante Belcea Quartet 4. String Quartet No. 13 in A minor D.804 ("Rosamunde") - Quartettsatz (Quartet Movement) in C minor D703 Belcea Quartet 5. Arpeggione Sonata in A minor D821 - I. Allegro moderato Charles Owen 6. String Quartet No. 14 in D minor 'Death and the Maiden' D810 - II. Andante con moto Gabrieli Quartet 7. String Quartet No. 15 in G major D.887 (1985 Digital Remaster) - III. Scherzo (Allegro vivace) & Trio (Allegretto) Alban Berg Quartett 8. Piano Trio No. 1 in B flat major D.898 (1989 Digital Remaster) - I. Allegro moderato Hephzibah Menuhin 9. Piano Trio No. 2 in E flat major D.929 (1989 Digital Remaster) - III. Scherzando (Allegro molto) & Trio Hephzibah Menuhin 10. String Quintet in C major, D.956 - IV. Allegretto Heinrich Schiff 11. Octet in F Major, D.803 - III. Allegro vivace Chilingirian Quartet CD 6 1. Kyrie in B flat major D45 Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks 2. Mass in G major D167 - I. Kyrie Adolf Dallapozza 3. Mass in G major D167 - II. Gloria Adolf Dallapozza 4. Mass in B flat major D324 - III. Credo Adolf Dallapozza 5. Mass in B flat major D324 - IV. Sanctus Adolf Dallapozza 6. Mass in B flat major D324 - V. Benedictus Adolf Dallapozza 7. Stabat Mater D383 - I. Jesus Christus schwebt am Kreuzel (Chor) Josef Protschka 8. Stabat Mater D383 - IX. O du herrlicher Vollender (Chor) Josef Protschka 9. Stabat Mater D383 - Gott ist mein Hirt (Psalm 23) D706 [for SSAA & piano] (2004 Digital Remaster) Sir Philip Ledger 10. Stabat Mater D383 - Tantum ergo in D major D750 Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks 11. Deutsche Messe D872 - Zum Einzug: Wohin soll ich mich wenden Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks 12. Deutsche Messe D872 - Zum Gloria: Ehre, Ehre, sei Gott in der Höhe! Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks 13. Deutsche Messe D872 - Zum Evangelium und zum Credo: Noch lag die Schöpfung formlos da Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks 14. Deutsche Messe D872 - Zum Offertorium: Du gabst, o Herr, mir Sein und Leben Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks 15. Deutsche Messe D872 - Zum Sanctus: Heilig! heilig! heilig! Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks 16. Mass in E flat major D950 (1993 Digital Remaster) - IV. Sanctus Francisco Araiza 17. Mass in E flat major D950 (1993 Digital Remaster) - V. Benedictus Francisco Araiza 18. Mass in E flat major D950 (1993 Digital Remaster) - VI. Agnus Dei Francisco Araiza
This 6CD set contains 100 tracks from the most familiar and best-loved works by the Austrian composer Franz Schubert (1797–1828), performed by many of the world’s leading instrumentalists, singers, orchestras and conductors. CD 1 includes extracts from six of Schubert’s nine symphonies, including the famous ‘Unfinished’ Symphony (No.8) and the ‘Great’ C major Symphony (No.9). Also heard here are parts of the incidental music Schubert wrote for the play Rosamunde that has now become established as a firm concert favourite away from the theatre. CD 2 covers Schubert’s works for the piano, beginning with the infectiously lively ‘Marche militaire No.1 in D’ and followed by some of his best known short works, including some Moments musicaux and various German Dances and Impromptus. The disc ends with a complete performance of his towering masterpiece for the piano, the Wanderer Fantasy Schubert effectively established German Lied as a new art form in the 19th century. He was a master of melody and found his perfect medium in his songs. CDs 3 and 4 bring us some of the best-known of Schubert’s songs, including items from his three great song cycles: Die schöne Müllerin, Winterreise and Schwanengesang. In CD 5 we hear some of the outstanding chamber music that Schubert managed to find time to write during his brief life, beginning with a part of the much-loved Piano Quintet in A known as ‘The Trout’ (‘Die Forelle’) because it includes a set of variations on the tune of one of Schubert’s most familiar songs of the same name. CD 6 presents extracts from some of Schubert’s many sacred choral works, which include six complete masses as well as settings of other texts such as the Stabat Mater, various Kyries and the delightful ‘Gott ist mein Hirt’ (‘The Lord is my Shepherd’). | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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CD 1 1. Symphony No. 1 in D major D82 - IV. Allegro vivace Wiener Philharmoniker 2. Symphony No. 3 in D major D200 - Second movement: Allegretto Sir Thomas Beecham 3. Symphony No. 4 in C Minor, D.417 'Tragic' (1996 - Remaster) - I. Adagio molto - Allegro vivace Berliner Philharmoniker 4. Symphony No. 5 in B flat major D485 - IV. Allegro vivace Menuhin Festival Orchestra 5. Rosamunde D 797 · Vollständige Bühnenmusik (1992 Remaster) - Jägerchor: Wie lebt sich's so fröhlich im Grünen (Chor) Chor und Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks 6. Rosamunde D 797 · Vollständige Bühnenmusik (1992 Remaster) - Entr'Acte Nr. 2 (Orchester) Chor und Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks 7. Rosamunde D 797 · Vollständige Bühnenmusik (1992 Remaster) - Ballettmusik Nr. 2 (Chor) Chor und Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks 8. Symphony No. 8 in B minor D759 'Unfinished' - I. Allegro moderato Wiener Philharmoniker 9. Symphony No. 8 in B minor D759 'Unfinished' - II. Andante con moto Wiener Philharmoniker 10. Symphony No. 9 in C Major, D.944 'Great' (1996 - Remaster) - IV. Allegro vivace Berliner Philharmoniker CD 2 1. 3 Marches Militaires, D.733 (1997 Digital Remaster) - No. 1 in D Major (Allegro vivace) Justus Frantz 2. 6 Moments musicaux D780 - No. 3 in F minor Stephen Kovacevich 3. 6 Moments musicaux D780 - No. 4 in C sharp minor Stephen Kovacevich 4. 6 Moments musicaux D780 - No. 5 in F minor Stephen Kovacevich 5. 3 Klavierstücke, D.946 - No.1 in E flat minor (Allegro assai) Melvyn Tan 6. 3 Klavierstücke, D.946 - Impromptu in E flat D899 No. 2 (Op. 90 No. 2) (2003 Digital Remaster) Aldo Ciccolini 7. 3 Klavierstücke, D.946 - Impromptu in G flat D899 No. 3 (Op. 90 No. 3) (2003 Digital Remaster) Aldo Ciccolini 8. 3 Klavierstücke, D.946 - Impromptu in A flat D899 No. 4 (Op. 90 No. 4) (2003 Digital Remaster) Aldo Ciccolini 9. Impromptus, D.935 - No. 2 in A flat major Melvyn Tan 10. Piano Sonata No. 21 in B flat D960 - III. Scherzo (Allegro vivace con delicatezza) & Trio Stephen Kovacevich 11. Zwölf Deutsche Tänze (Ländler) D790 - D Stephen Kovacevich 12. Zwölf Deutsche Tänze (Ländler) D790 - A Stephen Kovacevich 13. Zwölf Deutsche Tänze (Ländler) D790 - D Stephen Kovacevich 14. Zwölf Deutsche Tänze (Ländler) D790 - D Stephen Kovacevich 15. Zwölf Deutsche Tänze (Ländler) D790 - B minor Stephen Kovacevich 16. Fantasy in C 'Wanderer' D760 - I. Allegro con fuoco ma non troppo Sviatoslav Richter 17. Fantasy in C 'Wanderer' D760 - II. Adagio Sviatoslav Richter 18. Fantasy in C 'Wanderer' D760 - III. Presto Sviatoslav Richter 19. Fantasy in C 'Wanderer' D760 - IV. Allegro Sviatoslav Richter CD 3 1. Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795 (W. Müller) (1997 Digital Remaster) - Das Wandern Gerald Moore 2. Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795 (W. Müller) (1997 Digital Remaster) - Wohin? Gerald Moore 3. Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795 (W. Müller) (1997 Digital Remaster) - Halt! Gerald Moore 4. Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795 (W. Müller) (1997 Digital Remaster) - Ungeduld Gerald Moore 5. Winterreise D911 - Gute Nacht Olaf Bär 6. Winterreise D911 - Der Lindenbaum Olaf Bär 7. Winterreise D911 - Frühlingstraum Olaf Bär 8. Winterreise D911 - Die Post Olaf Bär 9. Gretchen am Spinnrade, D.118 (1996 - Remaster) Gerald Moore 10. Ellens Gesang III - Ave Maria, D.839 (1996 Digital Remaster) Gerald Moore 11. Wiegenlied (Schlafe, schlafe) D.498 (1996 - Remaster) Gerald Moore 12. Die forelle op 32 schlegel Radu Lupu 13. An Sylvia D891 Radu Lupu 14. Das Lied im Grünen D917 Gerald Moore 15. Der Einsame D800 Irwin Gage 16. Die Junge Nonne D828 Irwin Gage 17. Auf dem Wasser zu singen D774 Irwin Gage 18. Der Tod und das Mädchen D531 Christa Ludwig 19. Der Musensohn D764 Olaf Bär 20. Heidenröslein D257 Olaf Bär 21. An die Musik D547 Olaf Bär
This 3-CD set contains 50 tracks from the most familiar and best-loved works by the Austrian composer Franz Schubert (1797–1828), performed by many of the world’s leading instrumentalists, singers, orchestras and conductors. CD 1 includes extracts from six of Schubert’s nine symphonies, including the famous ‘Unfinished’ Symphony (No.8) and the ‘Great’ C major Symphony (No.9). Also heard here are parts of the incidental music Schubert wrote for the play Rosamunde that has now become established as a firm concert favourite away from the theatre. CD 2 covers Schubert’s works for the piano, beginning with the infectiously lively ‘Marche militaire No.1 in D’ and followed by some of his best known short works, including some Moments musicaux and various German Dances and Impromptus. The disc ends with a complete performance of his towering masterpiece for the piano, the Wanderer Fantasy Schubert effectively established German Lied as a new art form in the 19th century. He was a master of melody and found his perfect medium in his songs. CD 3 brings us some of the best-known of Schubert’s songs, including items from his two great song cycles: Die schöne Müllerin and Winterreise. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Tasmin Little’s formidable technical ability and gift for interpretation are unmistakable in this collection of showpieces. Displaying her brilliant virtuosity and captivating lyricism, and including her own witty Tchaikovskiana, written in collaboration with John Lenehan, these works highlight Little’s breathtaking skill as a performer. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Chandos signed Karen Geoghegan as an exclusive artist in 2007 following her appearance on BBC TV’s Classical Star programme. This is her fifth recording with the label, and the expressive maturity and sensitivity of her playing have quickly cemented her status as a rising star, Gramophone writing: ‘Name five internationally famous bassoon soloists. Archie Camden, Gwydion Brooke and, er, that’s it. Except I think we shall soon be adding the name of Karen Geoghegan to the roll call.’ On this disc, she is accompanied by Philip Edward Fisher in works by some of the greatest composers of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries: Schubert, Schumann, Spohr, Rachmaninoff, and Elgar. Yet, with a single exception, namely the Sonata in E flat by Gustav Schreck, none of the works recorded here were originally composed for the bassoon. One of Rachmaninoff’s best-loved short pieces, the Vocalise was written for wordless voice and piano. Demonstrating the capacities of the voice as a pure instrument, this work is a prime example of the power of melody without the need for words. In this arrangement, the bassoon takes on the role of ‘wordless voice’, which shows off the instrument’s great lyrical qualities to perfection, as does Elgar’s Salut d’amour. Schumann’s Fantasiestücke was originally composed for clarinet and piano, its three pieces played without a break, with each subsequent piece taking up and developing melodic ideas from the preceding one. The Sonata in A minor, D 821 by Schubert, which remained unpublished and unperformed for decades after his death, is an emotionally complex work, its moods moving from deep melancholy to excited ebullience. “the most substantial music comes in the transcription of Schubert's Arpeggione Sonata...It would be foolish to expect the bassoon to offer the emotional depth and richness of tone that can be accommodated on a string instrument, but Karen Geoghegan certainly convinces with the melancholic hue of the first movement.” BBC Music Magazine, February 2012 **** “Geoghegan is probably the best advocate the instrument could have: even though parts of the 'Arpeggione' Sonata (usually heard on cello or viola) don't quite work on the bassoon, as the ear adjusts her exemplary musicianship comes through and triumphs...There's a wonderfully natural quality to Geoghegan's phrasing and expression - especially in the Schumann - and she is partnered adeptly at all times by Philip Edward Fisher.” Classic FM Magazine, December 2011 **** “There is no clowning here. If anything, the bassoon lends a pleasant dolefulness to the music played on this CD...Even the cello...is not as consistently mellow as a bassoon, when it is played by a musician on Geoghegan's level.” International Record Review, January 2012 | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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