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Cellist Jan Vogler returns with a recording of chamber works by Piazzolla, including the famous ‘Oblivion’ and ‘Le Grand Tango’, as well as ‘Libertango’ In addition is a lesser known work by Czech composer Erwin Schulhoff (1894-1942), ‘Alla Tango Milonga’, which evokes a surprisingly similar spirit to that of Piazzolla’s music. | 
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| |  | listen: | | Dvorak: Songs My Mother Taught Me, Op. 55 No. 4 |  | | Janacek: Lavecka (The little bench) | |
| Magdalena Kožená - Songs My Mother Taught Me
Dvorak: | Songs My Mother Taught Me, Op. 55 No. 4 Struna naladena (Rein gestimmt die Saiten), Op. 55, No. 5 A les je tichy kolem kol (Rings ist der Wald so stumm und still), Op. 55, No. 3 Mne zdálo se žes umrela (I dreamt that you were dead) Prsten from Moravské dvojzpevy (Moravian Duets) Zajatá from Moravské dvojzpevy (Moravian Duets) | Eben: | Milovánie bez vídánie I dare not ask Quand ce beau printemps Ach Gott, wie weh tut scheiden Jakz sem te najprv poznal Stratilat sem milého | Janacek: | Lavecka (Bench) No. 37 from “Moravská lidová poezie v písních (Moravian Folk
Poetry in Songs)", 53 folksong arrs., c1892-1901 Jabúcko No. 12 from “Moravská lidová poezie v písních (Moravian Folk
Poetry in Songs)", 53 folksong arrs., c1892-1901 Muzikanti [Musicians] No. 50 from “Moravská lidová poezie v písních (Moravian Folk Aj co to je za slavicek V cernym lese | Martinu: | Devce z Moravy (Moravian Girl) Súsedova stajna (The Neighbour's Stable) Nadeje (Hope) Hlásný (The Night Watchman) Tajná láska (Secret Love) Bozi muka (The Wayside Cross) Zvolenovci chlapci (Lads of Zvolyn) | Novák, V: | Písen melancholická Zda není snem? (transposed) Vecer Podzimní nálada Až prejde den | Rösler: | An die Entfernte | Schulhoff: | Pasala volky (Out in the beechwood) (Národní písne a tance) from “Národní písne a tance z Tesinksa (Folksongs and Dances from the Tesinskso Region)“, WV120 Kdyz jsem byla mamince na kline (On my mother's knee) from “Národní písne a tance z Tesinksa (Folksongs and Dances from the Tesinskso Region)“, WV120 Sidej na vuz from “Národní písne a tance z Tesinksa (Folksongs and Dances from the Tesinskso Region)“, WV120 | trad.: | Kebych bola jahodú |
Magdalena Kožená, (mezzo-soprano), Dorothea Röschmann (soprano), Michael Freimuth (lute and guitar) & Malcolm Martineau (piano) Magdalena Kožená, one of the most acclaimed recitalists of today, presents a personal collection of songs she has known since childhood and that form some of her earliest musical influences. A haunting collection of songs by Czech composers such as Dvorák, Janácek, Martinu, Schulhoff and Eben, all deeply rooted in the rich Czech folk song tradition. Like Magdalena explains in the press/booklettext about the songs on the album: “They are just the sort a mother would sing to her baby. My mother is not a professional singer, but she loved to sing and knew a lot of songs! There is a particular tradition of singing to children in our country, much stronger, I would say, than one sees any more in the West. It was really important that in each family these songs would be handed down, taught to the children.” Kožená’s musical partners on the album include her long-standing recital partner Malcolm Martineau, and soprano Dorothea Röschmann, who joins her in Dvorák’s Moravian duets. This is Magdalena Kožená’s most personal album so far, exploring the richness of her cultural background and her own musical memories. “Singing in a language she really did learn from her mother, Kožená sounds at her most relaxed… She also suggests a fierce connection with these songs, abandoning herself into music that showcases well her glinting top and dusky lower notes.” Gramophone Magazine, 2008 Awards Issue |
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| |  | Martinu & Schulhoff - String Sextets
‘Martinu at his best. The Three Madrigals are given stunning performances’ (Gramophone) “A communist Jew in German-occupied Czechoslovakia, Schulhoff died in a Nazi concentration camp. The heart of his String Sextet, the slow movement, is superlatively played as are Martinu's two hyper inventive works.” BBC Music Magazine, Proms 2008 ***** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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The String Quartet No.0 is an early student work dating from 1918 and is coupled with the more mature
sounding String Quartet No.2 from 1925. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Randi Stene (mezzo-soprano) Trondheim Symphony Orchestra, Muhai Tang | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Janacek - String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2
"These are glowing performances. The Talich's instinctive feel for the music and mutual understanding shines through every bar, and its pacing is beautifully judged...an uplifting, highly desirable disc." Chamber Selection, The Strad January issue | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Daniel Hope (violin), Philip Dukes (viola), Paul Watkins (cello) | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| Terezín / Theresienstadt
Haas, P: | Four Songs to the Text of Chinese Poetry (Theresienstadt-Series) | Kalman: | Terezín-Lied | Krasa: | Ctyrversi (Vierzeilengedicht) Vzruseni (Empfindung) Pratele (Die Freunde) | Roman, M: | Karussell | Schulhoff: | Sonata for Solo Violin | Strauss, A: | Ich weiß bestimmt, ich werd Dich wiedersehn | Svenk: | Vsechno jde! Pod destnikem | Taube, C S: | Ein jüdisches Kind | Ullmann: | Berjoskele from Drei jiddische Lieder (Brezulinka), Op. 53 Claire Vénus... (Sonnet V) from Six Sonnets de Louize Labané, Op. 34 On voit mourir... (Sonnet VII) from Six Sonnets de Louize Labané, Op. 34 Je vis, je meurs... (Sonnet VIII) from Six Sonnets de Louize Labané, Op. 34 | Weber, I: | Ich wandre durch Theresienstadt Ade, Kamerad! Und der Regen rinnt Wiegala |
Anne-Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano), Bengt Forsberg (piano), Christian Gerhaher (baritone) & Gerold Huber (piano) On this CD, von Otter has chosen a project with a serious and historically significant background. She interprets pieces written in the Theresienstadt concentration camp by a group of Jewish composers who were imprisoned there and yet managed to foster a rich cultural life even under the most extreme conditions. Most composers were later murdered in Auschwitz. “Anne Sofie von Otter's vivid and spontaneous performances make a stirring impact” BBC Music Magazine, October 2007  CD Review
Critics Disc of the Year - December 2007 |
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Disc of the month - October 2007 |
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