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Lisa Friend (flute), Mark Kincaid (piano), Rodney Friend (violin), Martin Radford (cello) A bright new talent in the classical world, the flautist Lisa Friend presents a new disc of romantic works, accompanied by piano, cello and violin. Lisa’s compositions and performances have drawn great praise from both professional musicians and concert-goers alike. Also featured on disc, performing with Lisa, is her father Rodney Friend, one of the most respected and celebrated English-born violinists of the last 45 years. Lisa Friend started playing the flute aged five. At 16 she studied in New York with flautist Renee Siebert of the New York Philharmonic. She was then awarded a flute Scholarship to study with Julius Baker in Connecticut. At 17 Lisa won a Scholarship to the Royal College of Music. Twice winner of the Martin Music Scholarship this enabled her to study at the Paris Conservatoire with Alain Marion and Ida Ribera. As soloist, Lisa has appeared with the Philharmonia Orchestra, Prague Philharmonic, Liverpool Philharmonic and toured throughout the UK, France, Germany, Japan, China and the USA. Other solo appearances include BBC ChildLine, a concert for Royal Family at Buckingham Palace as soloist with the late Yehudi Menuhin, the Britten theatre with the late Sir George Solti and for Steven Spielberg after writing and performing a track for his foundation SHOAH. Lisa has given live recitals for Classic FM and Radio 3. Live television has included Brandenburg 5th Concerto in Spain with her father. “A bright temperament and a fluid technique distinguish this debut recital by the young British flautist Lisa Friend.” BBC Music Magazine, March 2012 | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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Verena Rein (soprano), Jascha Nemtsov (piano) | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Shostakovich: The Young GuardSuite from Film Scores
Belarussian Radio and TV Symphony Orchesta, Minsk Chamber Choir, Walter Mnatsakanov | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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Following the success of the enlightening first series of Keeping Score, MTT and SFS return with three further programmes that combine one-hour documentaries with live concert performances. The new programmes explore the music and stories behind the music. Each of the three DVDs in Keeping Score Series 2 features a documentary episode - with MTT guiding us through the composers’ perspectives and influences - coupled with a live concert performance of each work. The programmes are designed to engage and entertain viewers of all levels of musical background. With outstanding production values, they are released on DVD and Blu-Ray HD formats, making SFS the first orchestra to distribute its product on Blu-Ray disc. In 1937 Russia, at the height of Stalin’s purges, the Communist Party strongly denounced Dmitri Shostakovich’s most recent works. Fearing for his life, the young composer wrote a symphony ending with a rousing march. But to many, the triumph rang hollow. Even today, people wonder just what Shostakovich was trying to say. Was the symphony meant to celebrate Stalin’s regime? Or did it contain hidden messages protesting the very system it seemed to support? | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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Following the success of the enlightening first series of Keeping Score, MTT and SFS return with three further programmes that combine one-hour documentaries with live concert performances. The new programmes explore the music and stories behind the music. Each of the three DVDs in Keeping Score Series 2 features a documentary episode - with MTT guiding us through the composers’ perspectives and influences - coupled with a live concert performance of each work. The programmes are designed to engage and entertain viewers of all levels of musical background. With outstanding production values, they are released on DVD and Blu-Ray HD formats, making SFS the first orchestra to distribute its product on Blu-Ray disc. In 1937 Russia, at the height of Stalin’s purges, the Communist Party strongly denounced Dmitri Shostakovich’s most recent works. Fearing for his life, the young composer wrote a symphony ending with a rousing march. But to many, the triumph rang hollow. Even today, people wonder just what Shostakovich was trying to say. Was the symphony meant to celebrate Stalin’s regime? Or did it contain hidden messages protesting the very system it seemed to support? | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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| |  | Gala Concert: 300 Years of St. PetersburgRecorded live at the St. Petersburg Philharmonia, Grand Hall, 1 June 2003
Anna Netrebko (soprano), Dimitri Hvorostovsky (baritone), Mischa Maisky (cello), Eliso Virsaladze (piano) & Viktor Tretjakov (violin) St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Yuri Temirkanov & Nikolai Alekseev This festive gala concert was held to mark the city’s 300th anniversary, bringing together some of the greatest Russian artists: young soprano Anna Netrebko, baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky, such great instrumentalists as cellist Mischa Maisky and violinist Viktor Tretyakov. World-famous St. Petersburg Philharmonic under Yuri Temirkanov in a repertoire of fascinating variety. An extraordinary evening with a lot of highlights from the most loved classical masterpieces. Re-release of our very successful DVD and Blu-ray. “Anna Netrebko has become one of the most admired of young lyric sopranos the world over" The Gramophone Magazine Picture format DVD: NTSC 16:9 Sounds formats DVD: PCM Stereo, DD 5.1, DTS 5.1 Region code: 0 Booklet notes: English, German, French Running time: 112 mins Audience: all | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Richter in Hungary (1945-1993)
Bach, J S: | French Suite No. 2 in C minor, BWV813 The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2 (extracts) The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 (extracts) | Beethoven: | Piano Sonata No. 11 in B flat major, Op. 22 Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major, Op. 101 Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 2 No. 1 Piano Sonata No. 7 in D major, Op. 10 No. 3 Piano Sonata No. 9 in E major, Op. 14 No. 1 Piano Sonata No. 12 in A flat major, Op. 26 'March Funebre' | Brahms: | Intermezzo in A minor, Op. 118 No. 1 Intermezzo in E flat minor, Op. 118 No. 6 | Chopin: | Scherzi Nos. 1-4 Rondo a la Mazurka, Op. 5 Nocturne No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 9 No. 1 Waltz No. 4 in F major 'Grande Valse Brillante', Op. 34 No. 3 Waltz No. 11 in G flat major, Op. 70 No. 1 Mazurka No. 41 in C sharp minor, Op. 63 No. 3 Mazurka No. 44 in C major, Op. 67 No. 3 Mazurka No. 48 in F major, Op. 68 No. 3 Mazurka in A minor, Op..posth. | Debussy: | Green (No. 5 from Ariettes Oubliées) C'est l'extase langoureuse (No. 1 from Ariettes Oubliées) Préludes - Book 2 (12, complete) Images pour piano - Book 1 Hommage à Haydn Préludes - Book 1 (selection) | Franck, C: | Prélude, Choral et Fugue, M21 | Grieg: | Lyric Pieces (selection) | Handel: | Keyboard Suite, HWV 430 in E major 'The Harmonious Blacksmith' | Haydn: | Piano Sonata No. 48 in C major, Hob.XVI:35 | Liszt: | Gnomenreigen, S145 No. 2 Liebestraum, S541 No. 2 (Nocturne in E flat major) Valse oubliée No. 1, S.215/1 Sonetto 123 del Petrarca (Années de pèlerinage II, S. 161 No. 6) Harmonies poétiques et réligieuses, S. 154 (No. 9) Liebestraum, S541 No. 3 (Nocturne in A flat major) Valse oubliée No. 2, S.215/2 Valse oubliée No. 3, S.215/3 | Mendelssohn: | Song without Words, Op. 19b No. 1 in E major 'Sweet Remembrance' Song without Words, Op. 19b No. 2 in A minor Song without Words, Op. 19b No. 3 in A major 'Hunting Song' Song without Words, Op. 19b No. 5 in F sharp minor Song without Words, Op. 19b No. 6 in A minor 'Venetianisches Gondellied' | Mozart: | Piano Sonata No. 2 in F, K280 | Prokofiev: | Piano Sonata No. 8 in B flat major, Op. 84 Visions fugitives, Op. 22 (extracts) War and Peace, Op. 91: Waltz | Rachmaninov: | Prelude Op. 23 No. 1 in F sharp minor Prelude Op. 32 No. 9 in A major Prelude Op. 32 No. 10 in B minor Prelude Op. 32 No. 12 in G sharp minor Prelude Op. 23 No. 8 in A flat minor Prelude Op. 32 No. 3 in E major Prelude Op. 32 No. 2 in B flat minor Prelude Op. 32 No. 6 in F minor Prelude Op. 32 No. 7 in F major Prelude Op. 23 No. 2 in B flat major Prelude Op. 23 No. 4 in D major Prelude Op. 23 No. 5 in G minor Étude-Tableau, Op. 33 No. 9 in C sharp minor (published as No. 6) Étude-Tableau, Op. 33 No. 5 in D minor Étude-Tableau, Op. 33 No. 6 in E flat minor (published as No. 3) Étude-Tableau, Op. 39 No. 1 in C minor Étude-Tableau, Op. 39 No. 2 in A minor Étude-Tableau, Op. 39 No. 3 in F sharp minor Étude-Tableau, Op. 39 No. 4 in B minor Étude-Tableau, Op. 39 No. 9 in D major | Ravel: | Pavane pour une infante défunte Gaspard de la nuit: Le Gibet Valses nobles et sentimentales Jeux d'eau Alborada del gracioso (Miroirs No. 4) | Schubert: | Piano Sonata No. 19 in C minor, D958 Moments Musicaux, D780: No. 1 in C Klavierstücke (3), D946 Fantasie in C major, D760 'Wanderer' 13 Variations on a theme by Anselm Hüttenbrenner in A minor, D576 Piano Sonata No. 13 in A major, D664 | Schumann: | Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54 Hungarian State Philharmonic Orchestra, János Ferencsik Toccata in C major, Op. 7 Fantasiestücke, Op. 12 (selection) Novelette, Op. 21 No. 1 in F major Novelette, Op. 21 No. 2 in D major | Shostakovich: | Prelude & Fugue for piano, Op. 87 No. 4 in E minor Prelude & Fugue for piano, Op. 87 No. 12 in G sharp minor Prelude & Fugue for piano, Op. 87 No. 23 in F major Prelude & Fugue for piano, Op. 87 No. 14 in E flat minor Prelude & Fugue for piano, Op. 87 No. 17 in A flat major Prelude & Fugue for piano, Op. 87 No. 15 in D flat major | Szymanowski: | Mazurka, Op. 50 No. 1 Mazurka, Op. 50 No. 17 Mazurka, Op. 50 No. 18 Mazurka, Op. 50 No. 3 | Tchaikovsky: | The Seasons, Op. 37b: May ('Starlit Nights') The Seasons, Op. 37b: June (Barcarolle) The Seasons, Op. 37b: November (Troika) The Seasons, Op. 37b: January ('By the Hearth') Nocturne Op. 10 No. 1 Valse-scherzo in A major for piano, Op. 7 Humoresque, Op. 10 No. 2 Capriccioso (No. 5 from Morceaux (6), Op. 19) Waltz in A flat, Op. 40 No. 8 Romance in F minor, Op. 5 |
This is a brand new and exclusive set of 14 CDs which covers the work of Sviatoslav Richter from 1954 until 1993. “I don’t know if it is possible to explain to anybody the extraordinary phenomenon his personality and playing created. We can only hope that this can also be sensed through the recordings, for Richter is one of the few performers whose individuality is clearly manifest on a recording, regardless of its quality, and at each subsequent listening his playing gives a greater, more staggering experience than we are able to remember” (Dezsó Ránki, CD booklet). | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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