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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Karl Böhm in Rehearsal and Performance 1
“When writing down an opera Strauss naturally had a precise idea of how certain passages were to sound, and if, at rehearsal, one passage or another did not completely correspond to what he had imagined, he ceaselessly criticized it and made corrections, but nothing satisfied him. On such occasions he really did not show his best side, but I willingly accepted it from such a personality because I learned such an enormous amount from him” Karl Böhm Recorded live at the Grosser Musikvereinssaal, Vienna, 17-18
September 1970 “Least appealing of conductors, Böhm achieves impressive results from an anxious-looking Vienna Philharmonic. This is a chastening lesson in precision, concentration, obedience.” BBC Music Magazine, August 2008 **** “…absolutely fascinating from start to finish…a wonderful document… This is a DVD that nobody interested in the art and craft of conducting should miss” International Record Review | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Anne Sofie von Otter - In My Element
| | I let the music speak No Wonder (arr. by Elvis Costello and Ensemble) I Want to Vanish (arr. by Elvis Costello and Ensemble) | Bizet: | L'amour est un oiseau rebelle 'Habanera' (from Carmen) Les tringles des sistres tintaient (from Carmen) | Brahms: | He, Zigeuner, greife in die Saiten ein! (No. 1 from Zigeunerlieder, Op.103) Brauner Bursche führt zum Tanze (No. 5 from Zigeunerlieder, Op.103) | Chaminade: | Ah! si l'amour prenait Mignonne, à l'amour j'ai lié | Dowland: | In darkness let me dwell | Grieg: | Haugtussa, Op. 67 No. 8 'Ved Gjætle-Bekken' | Haas, P: | Seven Songs in a Folk Style, Op. 18 (unreleased) | Handel: | Qui d'amor (from Ariodante) Hercules: The world, when day's career is run Hercules: When beauty sorrow's liv'ry wears | Mahler: | Rheinlegendchen (Des Knaben Wunderhorn) Oft denk' ich, sie sind nur ausgegangen (Kindertotenlieder) | Monteverdi: | Adagiati, Poppea - Oblivion soave (L'incoronazione di Poppea) Disprezzata regina (L'incoronazione di Poppea) Addio Roma! (from L'incoronazione di Poppea) | Mozart: | Parto, parto, ma tu ben mio (from La Clemenza di Tito) Oh Dei, che smania è questa (La Clemenza di Tito) Ah, qual gelido orror...Il padre adorato (from Idomeneo) No, la morte io non pavento (from Idomeneo) Non so più cosa son, cosa faccio (from Le nozze di Figaro) Voi che sapete (from Le nozze di Figaro) | Offenbach: | Barcarolle (from Les Contes d'Hoffmann ) Portez armes...Vous aimez le danger…Ah! que j’aime les militaires! (from La grande-duchesse de Gérolstein) | Purcell: | When I am laid in earth (from Dido and Aeneas) | Schubert: | Im Abendrot, D799 Erlkönig, D328 | Schumann: | Süsser Freund, du blickest mich verwundert an (No. 6 from Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42) Die Meerfee Op. 125 No. 1 | Strauss, R: | Sein wir wieder gut (from Ariadne auf Naxos) | Weill, K: | Buddy on the Nightshift My ship Surabaya Johnny (from Happy End) |
“Smart, sophisticated and opinionated, Anne Sofie von Otter has become a star by doing exactly what she wants” Opera News | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Recital - Josef MetternichOperatic arias by Meyerbeer, Korngold, Lincke, Verdi, Strauss & Wagner
| | With free CD Josef Metternich in conversation |
German/English notes included. A unique 3 CD collection of rare recordings dedicated to one of German greatest baritones Josef
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| |  | CapriccioVirtuoso pieces for violin & piano
Debussy: | Clair de Lune (from Suite Bergamasque) trans. A. Roelens | Dinicu: | Hora Staccato arr. Jascha Heifetz | Dvorak: | Humoresque in G flat major, Op. 101 No. 7 Slavonic Dance No. 2 in E minor, Op. 46 No. 2 trans. Fritz Kreisler | Elgar: | La Capricieuse, Op. 17 | Gluck: | Orfeo ed Euridice (Orphée et Euridice): Dance of the Blessed Spirits | Korngold: | Garden scene | Kreisler: | Liebesleid | Mendelssohn: | Auf Flügeln des Gesanges, Op. 34 No. 2 | Poldini: | Poupée valsante trans. Fritz Kreisler | Prokofiev: | Masks from ‘Romeo and Juliet' arr. Jascha Heifetz | Schubert: | Ave Maria, D839 arr. Renaud Capuçon | Schubert of Dresden Jr.: | Die Biene, Op. 13 No. 9 arr. August Wilhelmj | Schumann: | Er, der Herrlichste von allem (No. 2 from Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42) Du Ring an meinem Finger (No. 4 from Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42) | Strauss, R: | Der Rosenkavalier: Waltzes arr. Vasa Prihoda Ein einsamer Quelle, Op. 9, No. 2 | Stravinsky: | Chanson Russe arr. Samuel Dushkin | Suk: | Un poco triste, Op. 17, No. 3 | Szymanowski: | Roxana's Song from the opera 'King Roger', for violin & piano trans. Pavel Kochanski | Tchaikovsky: | Valse sentimentale, Op. 51 No. 6 |
Renaud Capuçon (Guarneri del Gesù, 1737 violin) & Jérôme Ducros (piano) Renaud Capuçon is following in the footsteps of the great violinists of the past century, such as Heifetz, Kreisler and Menuhin, with this virtuoso programme of compositions, transcriptions and arrangements for the violin and piano, recorded in the Lugano Festival 2007. “It seems there is nothing Capuçon cannot do. He maintains the same level of tonal purity and lustrousness at all dynamic levels across all four strings… His phrasing and timing is immaculate, his intonation ear-ringingly true and - especially important in this repertoire - his exquisitely subtle use of portamento is such as to rival even Kreisler and Heifetz.” BBC Music Magazine, September 2008 ***** “Not since the emergence of Vengerov and Repin has such an exciting young violinist come our way.” International Record Review “Capuçon’s violin transcriptions rarely disappoint. If it’s not his fervour that amazes, it’s his delicacy. Elgar’s La Capricieuse is a melting wonder, Prokofiev’s Masks a bracing stomp. The programming sprinkles the firecrackers with pensive surprises (Roxana’s Song from Szymanowski), waltzing Strauss, and the finale is unusually reflective – two Schumann songs. A delight.” The Times, 18th April 2008 **** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Richard Strauss: The Complete Songs 3
Strauss, R: | Nichts, Op. 10 No. 2 Die Zeitlose, Op. 10 No. 7 Die Verschwiegenen, Op. 10 No. 6 Sechs Lieder, Op. 17 Wozu noch, Mädchen Op. 19 No. 1 Schön sind, doch kalt die Himmelssterne, Op. 19, No. 3 Hoffen und wieder verzagen Op. 19 No. 5 Ach weh mir unglückhaftem Mann, Op. 21 No. 4 Die Frauen sind oft fromm und still Op. 21 No. 5 Heimliche Aufforderung, Op. 27 No. 3 Fünf Lieder, Op. 32 Für fünfzehn Pfennige Op. 36 No. 2 Anbetung, Op. 36 No. 4 Winterweihe, Op. 48 No. 4 Winterliebe Op. 48 No. 5 Freundliche Vision, Op. 48 No. 1 |
“Andrew Kennedy is an eager, bright-eyed lover: the bloom and the tenderness of the middle range of his voice, in particular, knows just how to bring a luxuriant Straussian intimacy to a song such as 'Seitdem dein Aug' in meines Schaute.” BBC Music Magazine, May 2008 *** “Hyperion is an old hand at programming attractively playable discs that make up complete Lied editions. Kennedy's selection has the earlier material, with the Opp 17 and 32 groups given complete. Strauss's choice of poets at this stage in his Lied career may not have been as sophisticated as it became but he never chose a text that didn't inspire a clear musical portrait. Especially well pointed are two Des Knaben Wunderhorn songs ('Himmelsboten' and the droll love-onthe- cheap story of 'Für fünfzehn Pfennige') and the dark, serious 'Sehnsucht'. The better-known 'Ständchen' and what Roger Vignoles's notes call the 'ebullient barnstormer' 'Heimliche Aufforderung' are placed cunningly within the recital order.
Vignoles's playing continues to achieve a maximum of freshness and invention and a chameleon- like closeness to his singer's tone and line. Kennedy's voice is young, sweet, fluent and has what some commentators call 'sap'. Greater naturalness (and especially inwardness) will come in his live and later performances of this repertoire. In the meantime, a lot of work and study has gone into this disc and the readings attain a consistently high standard of beautiful music-making.” Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 “Vignoles's playing continues to achieve a maximum of freshness and invention… Kennedy's voice is young, sweet, fluent and has what some commentators call "sap". A lot of work and study has gone into this disc and the readings attain a consistently high standard of beautiful music-making.” Gramophone Magazine, July 2008 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | The Art of Christa LudwigChrista Ludwig 80th Birthday Tribute
Bach, J S: | St John Passion, BWV245: Es ist vollbracht Recorded: 1961, Berlin-Grünewald, Grünewaldkirche Berliner Symphoniker, Karl Forster St Matthew Passion, BWV244: Erbarme dich Recorded: 3-4 January, 14-15 April, 10-12 May, 21, 25-26 November, 28 December 1961, Kingsway Hall, London Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer | Bellini: | Sgombra è la sacra selva from Norma Recorded: 5-12 September 1960, Teatro all Scala, Milan Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin | Bizet: | L'amour est un oiseau rebelle 'Habanera' (from Carmen) sung in German Berliner Symphoniker, Horst Stein | Brahms: | Sapphische Ode, Op. 94 No. 4 Recorded: 11, 13, 14, 17 & 20 November, 1957, Abbey Road Studios, London Gerald Moore (piano) Liebestreu, Op. 3 No. 1 Recorded: 11, 13, 14, 17 & 20 November, 1957, Abbey Road Studios, London Gerald Moore (piano) Der Schmied Op. 19/4 Recorded: 11, 13, 14, 17 & 20 November, 1957, Abbey Road Studios, London Gerald Moore (piano) Die Mainacht, Op. 43 No. 2 Recorded: 11, 13, 14, 17 & 20 November, 1957, Abbey Road Studios, London Gerald Moore (piano) Dein blaues Auge, (No. 8 from Acht Lieder und Gesänge, Op. 59) Recorded: 31 March – 3 April 1969, Abbey Road Studios, London Geoffrey Parsons (piano) Von ewiger Liebe, Op. 43 No. 1 Recorded: 31 March – 3 April 1969, Abbey Road Studios, London Geoffrey Parsons (piano) Das Mädchen spricht, Op. 107 No. 3 Recorded: 31 March – 3 April 1969, Abbey Road Studios, London Geoffrey Parsons (piano) Heimweh, Op. 63 No. 8 Recorded: 31 March – 3 April 1969, Abbey Road Studios, London Geoffrey Parsons (piano) Wie Melodien zieht es mir, Op. 105 No. 1 Recorded: 31 March – 3 April 1969, Abbey Road Studios, London Geoffrey Parsons (piano) Mädchenlied, Op. 107 No. 5 Recorded: 31 March – 3 April 1969, Abbey Road Studios, London Geoffrey Parsons (piano) Vergebliches Ständchen, Op. 84 No. 4 Recorded: 31 March – 3 April 1969, Abbey Road Studios, London Geoffrey Parsons (piano) Der Tod, das ist die kühle Nacht, Op. 96 No. 1 Recorded: 31 March – 3 April 1969, Abbey Road Studios, London Geoffrey Parsons (piano) Auf dem See (No. 2 from Acht Lieder und Gesänge, Op. 59) Recorded: 31 March – 3 April 1969, Abbey Road Studios, London Geoffrey Parsons (piano) Feldeinsamkeit, Op. 86 No. 2 Recorded: 31 March – 3 April 1969, Abbey Road Studios, London Geoffrey Parsons (piano) In stiller Nacht (No. 42 from Deutsche Volkslieder, WoO 33) Recorded: 31 March – 3 April 1969, Abbey Road Studios, London Geoffrey Parsons (piano) Schwesterlein, WoO posth. 37 No. 1 Recorded: 31 March – 3 April 1969, Abbey Road Studios, London Geoffrey Parsons (piano) Immer leiser wird mein Schlummer, Op. 105 No. 2 Recorded: 31 March – 3 April 1969, Abbey Road Studios, London Geoffrey Parsons (piano) Ständchen, Op. 106 No. 1 Recorded: 31 March – 3 April 1969, Abbey Road Studios, London Geoffrey Parsons (piano) Two songs for contralto with viola obbligato, Op. 91 Recorded: November 1965 & March 1966, Abbey Road Studios, London Geoffrey Parsons (piano) & Herbert Downes (viola) Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53 Recorded: March 1962, Kingsway Hall, London Philharmonia Chorus & Orchestra, Otto Klemperer | Handel: | Es blaut die Nacht (Julius Caesar) Recorded: 19 March, 1962, Berlin-Grünewald, Grünewaldkirche Berliner Symphoniker, Horst Stein | Mahler: | Der Abschied (Das Lied von der Erde) Recorded: 19-22 February, 1964, Kingsway Hall, London & 7-8 November 1966, Abbey Road Studos, London Philharmonia Orchestra & New Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer Ich ging mit Lust (Lieder und Gesänge aus der Jugendzeit) Hans und Grete (Lieder und Gesänge aus der Jugendzeit) Frühlingsmorgen (Lieder und Gesänge aus der Jugendzeit) Wo die schönen Trompeten blasen (Des Knaben Wunderhorn) Der Schildwache Nachtlied (Des Knaben Wunderhorn) Um schlimme Kinder artig zu machen (Lieder und Gesänge aus der Jugendzeit) Ich atmet' einen linden Duft (Rückert-Lieder) Liebst Du um Schönheit (Rückert-Lieder) Um Mitternacht (Rückert-Lieder) Das irdische Leben (Des Knaben Wunderhorn) Wer hat dies' Liedlein Erdacht? (Des Knaben Wunderhorn) Lob des hohen Verstandes (Des Knaben Wunderhorn) Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen (Rückert-Lieder) Rheinlegendchen (Des Knaben Wunderhorn) Des Antonius von Padua Fischpredigt (Des Knaben Wunderhorn) Recorded: 3-5 May, 1957, Abbey Road Studios, London Gerald Moore (piano) | Mozart: | In quali eccessi ... Mi tradì quell'alma ingrate (from Don Giovanni) Recorded: June/July 1966, Abbey Road Studios, London New Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer E amore un ladroncello (from Così fan tutte) Recorded: September 1962, Kingsway Hall,, London Philharmonia Orchestra, Karl Böhm | Rachmaninov: | Sing not, O lovely one (Ne poi, krasavitsa, pri mne), Op. 4 No. 4 Recorded: November 1965 & March 1966, Abbey Road Studios, London Geoffrey Parsons (piano) Oh, my field, Op. 4 No. 5 Recorded: November 1965 & March 1966, Abbey Road Studios, London Geoffrey Parsons (piano) | Ravel: | Trois chansons madécasses Recorded: November 1965 & March 1966, Abbey Road Studios, London Geoffrey Parsons (piano) | Reger: | Der Brief, Op. 76, No. 8 Recorded: 29 November & 1 December, 1965, Bürgerbräu, Munich Gerald Moore (piano) Volkslied aus Franken – Waldeinsamkeit, Op. 76, No. 3 Recorded: 29 November & 1 December, 1965, Bürgerbräu, Munich Gerald Moore (piano) | Rossini: | La regata veneziana Recorded: 29 November & 1 December, 1965, Munich Bürgerbräu Gerald Moore (piano) | Saint-Saëns: | Une flûte invisible Recorded: November 1965 & March 1966, Abbey Road Studios, London Geoffrey Parsons (piano) | Schubert: | Die Allmacht, D852 Recorded: 11, 13, 14, 17 & 20 November, 1957, Abbey Road Studios, London Gerald Moore (piano) Fischerweise, D881 (Schlechta) Recorded: 11, 13, 14, 17 & 20 November, 1957, Abbey Road Studios, London Gerald Moore (piano) An die Musik D547 Recorded: 28-30 November, 1961, Abbey Road Studios, London Geoffrey Parsons (piano) Der Musensohn, D764 (Goethe) Recorded: 28-30 November, 1961, Abbey Road Studios, London Geoffrey Parsons (piano) Ganymed, D544 (Goethe) Recorded: 28-30 November, 1961, Abbey Road Studios, London Geoffrey Parsons (piano) Auf dem Wasser zu singen, D774 Recorded: 28-30 November, 1961, Abbey Road Studios, London Geoffrey Parsons (piano) Ave Maria, D839 Recorded: 28-30 November, 1961, Abbey Road Studios, London Geoffrey Parsons (piano) Die Forelle, D550 Recorded: 28-30 November, 1961, Abbey Road Studios, London Geoffrey Parsons (piano) Gretchen am Spinnrade, D118 Recorded: 28-30 November, 1961, Abbey Road Studios, London Geoffrey Parsons (piano) Frühlingsglaube, D686 Recorded: 28-30 November, 1961, Abbey Road Studios, London Geoffrey Parsons (piano) Der Tod und das Mädchen, D531 Recorded: 28-30 November, 1961, Abbey Road Studios, London Geoffrey Parsons (piano) Lachen und Weinen, D777 Recorded: 28-30 November, 1961, Abbey Road Studios, London Geoffrey Parsons (piano) Litanei auf das Fest Allerseelen, D343 Recorded: 28-30 November, 1961, Abbey Road Studios, London Geoffrey Parsons (piano) Erlkönig, D328 Recorded: 28-30 November, 1961, Abbey Road Studios, London Geoffrey Parsons (piano) Der Hirt auf dem Felsen, D965 (Von Chezy / Muller) Recorded: 8 November, 1965, Abbey Road Studios, London Geoffrey Parsons (piano) | Schumann: | Frauenliebe und -leben, Op. 42 Recorded: 3, 4, 6 May & 25 June, 1959, Abbey Road Studios, London Gerald Moore (piano) | Strauss, R: | Die Nacht, Op. 10 No. 3 Recorded: 11, 13, 14, 17 & 20 November, 1957, Abbey Road Studios, London Gerald Moore (piano) Allerseelen, Op. 10 No. 8 Recorded: 11, 13, 14, 17 & 20 November, 1957, Abbey Road Studios, London Gerald Moore (piano) Schlechtes Wetter, Op. 69 No. 5 Recorded: 29 November & 1 December, 1965, Bürgerbräu, Munich Gerald Moore (piano) Der Rosenkavalier, Act 3 – conclusion Recorded: 10-15 & 17-22 December 1956, Kingsway Hall,, London Teresa Stich-Randall, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Eberhard Wächter Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan | Verdi: | Quid sum miser (from Requiem) Recorded: 16-21, 23-27 September 1963 & 7 April 1964, Kingsway Hall, London Philharmonia Chorus & Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini Liber scriptus (from Requiem) Recordare (from Requiem) | Wagner: | Wesendonck-Lieder (5) orch. Mottl Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer Mild und leise 'Isolde's Liebestod' (from Tristan und Isolde) Recorded: 21-23 March 1962, Kingsway Hall, London Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer | Wolf, H: | Gesang Weylas (No. 46 from Mörike-Lieder) Recorded: 11, 13, 14, 17 & 20 November, 1957, Abbey Road Studios, London Gerald Moore (piano) Auf einer Wanderung (No. 15 from Mörike-Lieder) Recorded: 11, 13, 14, 17 & 20 November, 1957, Abbey Road Studios, London Gerald Moore (piano) |
“Her voice took naturally to the microphone, so this four-disc set is another source of infinite musical pleasure to be snapped up quickly before it disappears.” Penguin Guide, 2011 edition | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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“Still one of the truly great recordings. Solti's conducting is refreshing, more champagne than schmaltz, yet not unduly driven, and his singers are superb, not just Crespin, Minton and Jungwirth (as Ochs) but the entire ensemble.” BBC Music Magazine, May 2008 ***** “For those craving good sound and a reading of great charm – Crespin's rather Gallic Marschallin is wondrously sung – Solti's 1968 set is worth considering.
Many collectors rate this even more highly than the classic Karajan.” Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | The Essential Montserrat Caballé
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| |  | Pierre Monteux in BostonPreviously Unissued Performances
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| |  | Herbert von Karajan - The Great Recordings100th Anniversary Collection
Beethoven: | Triple Concerto for Piano, Violin, and Cello in C major, Op. 56 David Oistrakh (violin), Mstislav Rostropovich (cello) & Sviatoslav Richter (piano) | Brahms: | Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73 Wiener Philharmoniker | Bruckner: | Symphony No. 7 in E Major (Robert Hass edition) | Debussy: | La Mer Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune | Mozart: | Masonic Funeral Music in C minor, K477 Wiener Philharmoniker | Ravel: | Boléro Alborada del gracioso (orchestral version) Orchestre de Paris La Valse Orchestre de Paris | Sibelius: | Symphony No. 4 in A minor, Op. 63 Symphony No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 82 En Saga, Op. 9 Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22: The Swan of Tuonela (No. 2) Karelia Suite, Op. 11 Finlandia, Op. 26 Valse Triste, Op. 44 No. 1 Tapiola, Op. 112 | Strauss, R: | Metamorphosen Wiener Philharmoniker Don Quixote, Op. 35 Sinfonia Domestica, Op. 53 | Wagner: | Der fliegende Holländer: Overture Parsifal: Prelude to Act 1 Parsifal: Prelude to Act 3 Tannhäuser: Overture and Venusberg Music Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Overture Tristan und Isolde: Prelude & Liebestod Lohengrin: Preludes to Acts 1 & 3 |
“very impressive indeed: the variety of tone-colour and, above all, the weight of sonority that the Berlin Philharmonic have at their command are astonishing...The recording has striking resonance and amplitude; this EMI release has a sense of mastery which is really rather special.” Penguin Guide, 2011 edition | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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