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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Shchedrin - Music for Cello & Piano
Raphael Wallfisch (cello) & Rodion Shchedrin (piano) The Ancient Melodies of Russian Folk-songs (2007) is a setting for cello and piano of five melodies from Rimsky-Korsakov’s famous anthology of 100 Russian Folk Songs published in 1877. The Ancient Melodies of Russian Folk-songs is dedicated to Raphael Wallfisch, who premiered the cycle on 24 May 2007 in London with the composer at the piano and this is the premiere recording of this work. Shchedrin wrote his Sonata for cello and piano in 1996 for his great friend Mstislav Rostropovich, who had already been the dedicatee of his Cello Concerto ‘Sotto Voce’ of 1994 and would later have the Parabola Concertante for cello, strings and timpani (2001 – recorded on Nimbus NI5816) written for him. There are three movements which in their character and disposition are reminiscent of the late string works of Shostakovich. In the Style of Albeniz is a short early piece written in 1952 when he was twenty. One of Shchedrin’s bestknown short pieces, it was originally composed for piano solo and incorporated in his set of 10 Piano Pieces which are widely used as teaching material. The Quadrille, one of its best-known numbers, was arranged for cello and piano by Grigory Singer. Opening with an ardent, romantic cello solo, the piece opens up into a virtuosically- presented parade of folklike tunes over repeated ostinato rhythms which both seem to satirize Russian sentimentality and display how much Shchedrin owed to the music of Stravinsky in his early period. “Wallfisch is… an ardent exponent of an idiom not unlike that of late Shostakovich but also reflecting Shchedrin's immersion in the world of Bach, his fascination with bell-like sonorities and his abiding fondness for the grotesque.” Gramophone Magazine, January 2009 | 
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Veronika Dzhioeva (soprano); Larissa Kostjuk (mezzo), Andrew Goodwin (tenor); Michail Davydov (bass), Kirill Soldatov (trumpet);Viktor Gryschin (timpani) & Michail Dunaev (percussion) Chamber Choir of the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory, Boris Tevlin On the occasion of the composer's 75th birthday on 16th
December 2007,Wergo continues its Shchedrin Edition with a
world première recording.The Russian choral opera Boyarina Morozova describes the schism in the Russian
Orthodox Church that began in the 17th-century.
It documents the life and the torment of Boyarina Morozova and her sister Princess Urusova, scored for four
soloists, mixed choir, trumpet, timpani and percussion.The text derives from The Life of the Archpriest
Awwakum by himself and The Life of Boyarina Morozova with a libretto by the composer.
Recorded at the world première, 30th October 2006 at the Moscow Conservatory. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Vladimir Spivakov (violin & direction) Moscow Virtuosi | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Viktor Tretiakov Edition
Bach, J S: | Sonata for solo violin No. 1 in G minor, BWV1001 Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV1043 | Beethoven: | Romance No. 1 for Violin and Orchestra in G major, Op. 40 | Brahms: | Horn Trio in E flat major, Op. 40 Hungarian Dance No. 7 in A major Hungarian Dance in F Major Hungarian Dance in G major Hungarian Dance in D minor Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77 | Chausson: | Poème for Violin & Orchestra, Op. 25 | Chopin: | Nocturne in E minor | Falla: | Suite populaire espagnole | Gluck: | Melodie | Godard, B: | Canzonetta (Concerto romantique for violin Op. 35) | Khachaturian: | Violin Concerto in D minor | Kreisler: | Caprice Viennois, Op. 2 Liebesfreud Liebesleid Schön Rosmarin | Mendelssohn: | Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 | Messiaen: | Theme and Variations for Violin and Piano | Paganini: | La Campanella Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 17 in E flat major Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 6 | Peiko: | Prelude & Toccata | Principe: | El Campinello | Prokofiev: | Five Melodies for Violin and Piano, Op. 35b Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 19 Violin Sonata No. 2 in D major, Op. 94a | Ravel: | Vocalise-étude en forme de habanera | Saint-Saëns: | Havanaise, Op. 83 Introduction & Rondo capriccioso, Op. 28 | Sarasate: | Danza Española No. 6: Zapateado, Op. 23, No. 2 | Schubert: | Duet, for violin and piano in A major | Shchedrin: | Humoresque | Shostakovich: | Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 99 Two Preludes Violin Concerto No. 2 in C sharp minor, Op. 129 Violin Sonata, Op. 134 | Suk: | Four Pieces for Violin and Piano, Op. 17 | Tchaikovsky: | Méditation Op. 72 No. 5 Scherzo Melodie Sérénade Mélancolique for Violin & Orchestra in B minor, Op. 26 Valse-Scherzo Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 | Tchaikovsky, B: | Violin Concerto | Vivaldi: | Concerto for 2 violins & strings in G major Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 4, No. 4, RV 357 | Wagner: | Feuille d’album | Ysaye: | Poeme elegiaque in D minor, Op. 12 |
Viktor Tretiakov (violin) | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Celebrating Slava! In remembrance of Mstislav RostropovichLive Recordings from Cello Festival Kronberg 2007
Bernstein: | Three Meditations from 'Mass' (dedicated to Mstislav Rostropovich and premiered by Mstislav Rostropovich) Gary Hoffman (cello) Kremerata Baltica, David Geringas | Britten: | Suite No. 2 for cello solo, Op. 80 (dedicated to and premiered by Mstislav Rostropovich) Miklós Perényi (cello) Sonata for cello and piano in C major, Op. 65 (dedicated to and premiered by Mstislav Rostropovich) Natalia Gutman (cello) & Viacheslav Poprugin (piano) | Debussy: | Nocturne et Scherzo (premiered by Mstislav Rostropovich) Gary Hoffman (cello) & David Selig (piano) | Dutilleux: | Trois Strophes sur le nom de Sacher (dedicated to and premiered by Mstislav Rostropovich) László Fenyö (cello) | Henze: | Trauerode für Margret Geddes for cello sextet (premiered by Mstislav Rostropovich and Cellissimo in 1997) Cellissimo | Kalsons: | Aluzija for two solo celli, cello ensemble, harp and percussion (dedicated to Mstislav Rostropovich) Lucianne Brady (harp), Andrei Pushkarev (percussion), Monika Leskovar (cello) & Giovanni Sollima (cello) Cellissimo, David Geringas | Kancheli: | Nach dem Weinen for solo cello (dedicated to and premiered by Mstislav Rostropovich) Julius Berger (cello) With a Smile for Slava (dedicated to and premiered by Mstislav Rostropovich) Mischa Maisky (cello) & Pavel Gililov (piano) Silent Prayer World Premiere (dedicated to Mstislav Rostropovich on his 80th birthday and to Gidon Kremer on his 60th birthday) Gidon Kremer (violin) & Marie-Elisabeth Hecker (cello) Kremerata Baltica | Lutoslawski: | Sacher Variation (premiered by Mstislav Rostropovich) Leonard Elschenbroich (cello) | Miaskovsky: | Cello Sonata No. 2 in A minor, Op. 81 (dedicated to and premiered by Mstislav Rostropovich) Natalia Gutman (cello) & Viacheslav Poprugin (piano) | Piazzólla: | Le Grand Tango (dedicated to and premiered by Mstislav Rostropovich) Young Chang Cho (cello) & Pavel Gililov (piano) | Prokofiev: | Valse from Cinderella (arranged for violoncello and piano by Mstislav Rostropovich) Lynn Harrell (cello) & Pavel Gililov (piano) The Love for Three Oranges: March (arranged for violoncello and piano by Mstislav Rostropovich) Lynn Harrell (cello) & Pavel Gililov (piano) Cello Sonata in C major, Op. 119 (premiered by Mstislav Rostropovich) Andreas Brantelid (cello) & Pavel Gililov (piano) Cello Concertino in G minor, Op. 132 (2nd Movement) (arranged for cello sextet and dedicated to Mstislav Rostropovich, premiered by Mstislav Rostropovich and Cellissimo in 1999) Cellissimo | Rostropovich: | Humoresque, Op. 5 Gabriel Schwabe (cello) & Pavel Gililov (piano) Etude for solo cello Young-Chang Cho (cello) | Schnittke: | Improvisation for cello solo (1993) (dedicated to Mstislav Rostropovich, work commissioned for the Rostropovich Cello Competition, Paris) Eun-Sun Hong (cello) Minuet for String Trio (premiered by Gidon Kremer, Yuri Bashmet and Mstislav Rostropovich) Gidon Kremer (violin), Ula Ulijona Zebriunaite (viola) & David Geringas (cello) Musica nostalgica (dedicated to and premiered by Mstislav Rostropovich) Arto Noras (cello) & Ralf Gothóni (piano) Epilogue from the ballet Peer Gynt, for cello, piano and tape (arranged by Alfred Schnittke for piano, cello and tape-recorder, dedicated to and premiered by Mstislav Rostropovich) David Geringas (cello) & Jascha Nemtsov (piano) | Shaporin: | The Russian Song and Scherzo (dedicated to and premiered by Mstislav Rostropovich) Andreas Brantelid (cello) & Pavel Gililov, (piano) | Shchedrin: | Slava! Slava! Ein festliches Glockengeläut (dedicated to Mstislav Rostropovich on his 70th birthday) Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Neeme Järvi Na pososhok... (One for the road...) World Premiere (in remembrance of Slava, for six violoncelli and treble recorder) Sabine Ambos (recorder) Cellissimo | Walton: | Passacaglia for solo cello (dedicated to and premiered by Mstislav Rostropovich) Sebastian Hess (cello) |
Mstislav Rostropovich’s life as a musician was one of incredible creative power. Profil are delighted to present 27 works on four CDs – all of them inspired by the artist and human being Mstislav Rostropovich; either once dedicated to him or premiered by him. They have been recorded on these four CDs as a lasting homage to the maestro. The live recordings are taken from the eighth Kronberg Cello Festival “in remembrance – celebrating Slava” in 2007, where friends, former students and companions of Mstislav Rostropovich gathered to honour his memory and celebrate a unique artist. "Cellist, pianist, conductor and communicator par excellence, Mstislav (‘Slava’) Rostropovich remains a powerful presence on the international music scene." Gramophone “These recordings were all captured live at the Kronberg Cello Festival in 2007, the year of Mstislav Rostropovich's death, and the pieces were either written for him, premiered by him or… composed in his memory. The line-up includes some very distinguished names, and even the less familiar throw themselves into the celebration with commitment and fervour.” BBC Music Magazine, September 2008 **** |
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| |  | Virtuoso Pieces for Violin
Yossif Ivanov (violin) & Itamar Golan (piano) The violinist Yossif Ivanov was born in Antwerp in 1986. In January 2006 he received the Midem Classical Award as ‘Outstanding Young Artist’, and made his London debut in April 2007 at the invitation of the London Philharmonic Orchestra and Marin Alsop. On this new recording, he tackles some of the most demanding pieces in the repertoire by the likes of Kreisler and Sarasate. | | | Unfortunately, as of December 3rd 2008 the UK distributor for this label is in administration. Although an agreement has already been signed with a new distributor, we expect some delay before stock is available again. You may order this item now but please be aware that it may be early 2009 before we are able to despatch it. |
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| | Music for Cello & Organ by Frescobaldi, Marcello, J.S.Bach, Handel, Caix d’Herelois, Rheinberger & Saints-Saën | Bach, C P E: | Cello Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Wq 171 The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Hugh Wolff | Dvorak: | Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104 Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa | Gagneux: | Triptyque pour violoncelle et orchestre Seiji Ozawa | Halffter, R: | Cello Concerto No. 2 Orchestre National de France, Crist¢bal Halffter | Hoddinott: | Noctis Equi, Scena for cello and orchestra London Symphony Orchestra, Kent Nagano | Honegger: | Cello Concerto London Symphony Orchestra, Kent Nagano | Jolivet: | Cello Concerto No. 2 (1966) André Jolivet | Knaifel: | Chapter Eight (live recording) | Milhaud: | Concerto for Cello and Orchestra No. 1 Op. 136 London Symphony Orchestra, Kent Nagano | Moret: | Cello Concerto Collegium Musicum de Zurich, Paul Sacher | Penderecki: | Cello Concerto No. 2 London Symphony Orchestra, Kent Nagano | Prokofiev: | Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 58 Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa | Shchedrin: | Cello Concerto "sotto voce concerto" (1994) Seiji Ozawa | Shostakovich: | Cello Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 107 London Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa | Tartini: | Cello Concerto in D major The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Hugh Wolff | Tchaikovsky: | Variations on a Rococo Theme in A, Op. 33 Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa | Vivaldi: | Concerto for cello, strings & continuo in D minor RV 406 The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Hugh Wolff |
Mstislav Rostropovich (cello) ‘Rostropovich, however, does have the true measure of these works and plays to an appropriate scale with a
beauty of tone unimaginable from a period instrument. His eloquence has a style of its own, beyond the usual
constraints of period and convention. The lyrical slow movements are imbued with a wistfulness and intimacy reflecting a well-known side of his musical personality; the brooding rhetorical quality of the C.P.E. Bach Adagio is especially compelling’ Gramophone on Vivaldi & CPE Bach | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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Raphael Wallfisch (cello) Southbank Sinfonia, Simon Over “Both soloist and orchestra seem to pull out all the stops for Shchedrin's Parabola Concertante. At its most intense moments the cello and timpani engage in an exciting musical dialogue.” BBC Music Magazine, May 2008 *** | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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| |  | Yuri Temirkanov - Historic Russian Archives
Beethoven: | Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93 | Britten: | The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34 | Debussy: | Trois Nocturnes: Nuages et Fêtes La Mer Petite Suite | Dvorak: | Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 'From the New World' | Enescu: | Romanian Rhapsody in A major, Op. 11 No. 1 | Haydn: | Symphony No. 104 in D major 'London' | Ibert: | Paris, Suite Symphonique pour orchestre | Khachaturian: | Symphony No. 2 'The Bell' in e minor | Prokofiev: | Symphony No. 1 in D major, Op. 25 'Classical' Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 - excerpts Lieutenant Kijé Suite, Op. 60 | Rachmaninov: | Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27 | Ravel: | Pavane pour une infante défunte Rapsodie Espagnole | Rossini: | Il barbiere di Siviglia Overture | Scriabin: | Le Poème de l'extase, Op. 54 | Shchedrin: | Concerto for Orchestra No. 2 'The Chimes' Suite from the Opera “Not Love Alone” | Shostakovich: | Symphony No. 1 in F minor, Op. 10 Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47 Symphony No. 13 in B flat minor, Op. 113 'Babi Yar' | Sibelius: | Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43 | Tchaikovsky: | Romeo & Juliet: Fantasy Overture Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 'Pathétique' |
The Kirov Theatre Orchestra, the State Academy Symphony Orchestra of USSR, the USSR State Symphony Orchestra and the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Yuri Termirkanov Temirkanov’s style is highly emotional, placing much emphasis on colour and warmth. Naturally, this set contains a fair number of Russians works, from Tchaikovsky to Prokofiev, Khatchaturian, Scriabin, Rachmaninov and Shostakovich. Also included are lesser-known names such as Rodion Shchedrin (born 1932). The conductor also shows an affinity with a surprising number of French compositions by Ravel, Debussy and Ibert. The all Russian recordings date from approximately 1966 to 1985. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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A brilliant pianist and organist, Shchedrin has appeared throughout
the entire world as a successful performer of his own works.
This second CD of recordings from 1964 and 1983 of his own
piano works now appears on the Wergo Rodion Shchedrin
Edition.This CD chiefly introduces his early works for piano, with
the exception of Notebook for the Youth, which was written in
1981 and which is, in contradiction to the title, not only meant
for young people, but also for the advanced concert pianist.
Shchedrin recorded this CD in the Great Hall of the Moscow
Conservatory, the best acoustic in Moscow, in the dead of night,
fortified by strong ‘tea’. “The aggressive, somewhat Stravinskyan Piano Sonata reflects an interesting attempt to break away from the restrictions of Soviet Realism, but many will find Shchedrin's laconic miniatures such as the 'Basso Ostinato' more immediately appealing.” BBC Music Magazine, June 2008 ***** | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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