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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Wookyung Kim - Hugo, Schiller & Goethe
Wookyung Kim (tenor) Kammerensemble Classic der Deutschen Oper Berlin Following his debut solo album earlier this year of Korean Songs, MSM releases the sensational young tenor, Wookyung Kim’s operatic arias album. The selection of the arias derives from operas based on the works of three European literature giants, Victor Hugo, Friedrich Schiller and Johan Wolfgang von Goethe. “Wookyung Kim has a fine tenor voice and he seems to be on a mission to make everyone realise it” International Record Review “Kim possesses an exceptionally beautiful timbre with rich resonance and Italianate lyrical tenor sound that often reminds us of a young Giuseppe Di Stefano.” Opernglas “His youthful voice rang out with joie de vivre, loving the way the Duke’s music lies so high rather than sweating over it like most tenors do.” Financial Times | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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| |  | Music For Wine LoversVintage Classics
Brahms: | String Sextet No. 1 in B flat major, Op. 18 - Andante ma moderato Paul Roczek (violin), Peter Katt (violin), Jürgen Geise (viola), Dankwart Gahl (viola), Irmgard Gahl (cello), Wilfried Tachezi (cello) | Haydn: | String Quartet, Op. 20 No. 3 in G minor: Poco adagio The Dekany String Quartet String Quartet, Op. 20 No. 6 in A Major: Adagio cantabile The Dekany String Quartet Divertimento for Piano, Violins and Cello in C major, Hob.XIV:4 Ilse von Alpenheim (piano) The Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati | Liszt: | Transcendental Study, S139 No. 11 'Harmonies du soir' Louis Kentner (piano) | Mascagni: | Mamma, quel vino (from Cavalleria Rusticana) Cornel Stavru (tenor) The Orchestra of the Romanian Opera of Bucharest, Mircea Popa | Mozart: | Fin ch'han dal vino (from Don Giovanni) Edward Pleasant (baritone) The Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra, John Landor | Smetana: | Wie schäumst du in den Gläsern (from The Bartered Bride) Sebastian Hauser (tenor), Kurt Böhme (bass) Chorus and Orchestra of the Berlin Civic Opera, Hans Lenzer | Strauss, J, II: | Wein, Weib und Gesang, Op. 333 Vienna Opera Orchestra, Carl Michalski | Verdi: | Libiamo, ne' lieti calici (from La Traviata) Susan McCulloch (soprano), John Oakman (tenor) The Prague Philharmonic Choir, The Czech Symphony Orchestra, Julian Bigg |
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A live recording from Lisbon given in 1958. | | | This item is currently out of stock at the UK distributor. You may order it now but please be aware that it may be six weeks or more before it can be despatched. |
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Set Svanholm (Otello), Aase Nordmo-Lövberg (Desdemona), Sigurd Björling (Iago), Arne Ohlson (Cassio), Gösta Björling (Rodrigo), Folke Jonsson (Lodovico/Montano), Bette Björling (Emilia), Georg Svedenbrandt (Un Araldo) Swedish Royal Court Orchestra, Sixten Ehrling Set Svanholm sings the title role in this historic performance from The Swedish Opera recorded in December 1953. Aase Nordmo-Lövberg, Sigurd Björling, Arne Ohlson and Gösta Björling also star. Conducted by Sixten Ehrling Bonus-CD: Scenes from Verdi´s “Don Carlo” recorded in 1954. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Adelaide Saraceni
Tracklisting: 1 Quanto amore! (L´elisir d´amore) 05:42 2 Quel guardo, il cavaliere (Don Pasquale) 04:15 3 Pronta io son (Don Pasquale) 08:15 4 Tornami a dir che m'ami (Don Pasquale) 03:06 5 Ah! Veglia o donna (Rigoletto) 03:13 6 Saper vorreste (Un ballo in maschera) 02:17 7 Ancora son io tutta stordita (Manon) 03:18 8 A Parigi n'andrem (Manon) 04:50 9 La tua mano non é (Manon) 04:30 10 Son pochi fiori (L´Amico Fritz) 03:27 11 Qual fiamma che avea (I Pagliacci) 04:27 12 Sei lá? (I Pagliacci) 04:37 13 Nedda! Silvio! (I Pagliacci) 08:14 14 Mi chiamano Mimi (La Bohème) 04:12 15 Io son l'umile ancella (Adriana Lecouvreur) 03:13 16 Poveri fiori (Adriana Lecouvreur) 02:53 17 No, la mia fronte (Adriana Lecouvreur) 04:12 18 Signore ascolta (Turandot) 02:16 19 Tu sei di gel sei cinta (Turandot)
In his book “The Last Primadonnas” Lanfranco Rasponi describes the impression soprano Adelaide Saraceni (1895-1995) made on him: "She was one of the most elegant figures in Italian opera life. She moved across the stage with infinite grace and she sang with the ease of a nightingale, with tones that were as exquisite as luminous pearls." Arias by Puccini, Leoncavallo, Verdi and Donizetti. HMV recordings cut between 1929 and 1933. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Giuseppina Zinetti
Tracklisting: 1 De placatevi con me (Orfeo ed Euridice) 02:35 2 Mille pene, ombre moleste (Orfeo ed Euridice) 02:59 3 O mio Fernando (La Favorita) 04:12 4 Fernando, dove mai lo troveró (La Favorita) 09:16 5 Stride la vampa (Il Trovatore) 02:36 6 Condotta ell'era in ceppi (Il Trovatore) 04:33 7 Giorni poveri vivea (Il Trovatore) 06:36 8 Madre, non dormi? (Il Trovatore) 07:21 9 Re dell'abisso affrettati (Un ballo in maschera) 02:21 10 Voce di donna (La Gioconda) 02:42 11 O cuor, dono funesto (La Gioconda) 04:24 12 È l'amore uno strano augello (Carmen) 03:22 13 Presso il bastion di Siviglia (Carmen) 03:10 14 Invan, per evitar risposte (Carmen) 01:55 15 O aprile foriero (Sansone e Dalila) 03:23 16 S'apre per te il mio cuor (Samson et Dalila) 02:42 17 Non conosci il bel suol (Mignon) 03:11 18 Leggiarde rondinelle (Mignon) 03:12 19 Sofferto hai tu (Mignon) 04:05 20 Ninna Nanna
Giuseppina Zinetti (mezzo soprano) Giuseppina Zinetti (1889-1973) was a singer known for her expressive, focused and agile mezzosoprano voice with a beautiful timbre and excellent technique. After retiring from the stage she opened a singing school in Milan. Among her most famous pupils were the mezzo-sopranos Cloë Elmo, the tenor Eugene Conley and the baritone Scipio Colombo. Arias by Gluck, Verdi, Thomas and Bizet recorded on Columbia between 1925 and 1930. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Live Recording From The Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano, 2007
Angela Gheorghiu (Violetta), Ramón Vargas (Alfredo), Roberto Frontali (Germont), Natasha Petrinsky (Flora), Tiziana Tramonti (Annina), Enrico Cossutta (Gastone), Luigi Roni (Grenvil), Alessandro Paliaga (Douphol), Piero Terranova (Marchese d'Obigny) Orchestra, Chorus and Ballet of the Teatro alla Scala, Lorin Maazel (conductor) & Liliana Cavani (director) Praised by Bloomberg for having “mastered the role” and “acting her socks off,” Angela Gheorghiu leads an all-star cast which includes Ramón Vargas and Roberto Frontali, with the brilliant conductor Lorin Maazel on the podium. Angela Gheorghiu is the definitive Violetta of her generation, the standard-setter against whom all other exponents of this role must be judged for the foreseeable future. Her affinity for Verdi‘s fragile, gentle-hearted courtesan is rooted in a fine balance of acting and singing skills. Giuseppe Verdi´s immortal opera in a sumptuous production by Liliana Cavani, with world famous singers – a treat for viewers everywhere! “Talented, glamorous and every bit the diva, Romanian soprano Angela Gheorghiu is a star.“ Billboard Set Design By Dante Ferretti Costumes Gabriella Pescucci Choreography Micha Van Hoecke Running Time: 134 min
Picture Format: 16:9
Sound Format: PCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Menu Languages NTSC: GB
Subtitle Languages NTSC: D, F, GB, I, JP, SP
“Best is Angela Gheorghiu's Violetta. Vocally, she shirks nothing, and her prodigious technique is up to every demand. She throws herself at the drama, exhibiting convincing body language as the feverish pleasure-seeker of Act I and the stricken woman of the last. As Alfredo, Ramón Vargas... presentable... so too is Roberto Frontali as his father, a diligent and thought-through portrayal... Immaculate playing from the Scala orchestra, and some sensitive conducting from Lorin Maazel...” BBC Music Magazine, November 2008 **** “The Germonts, son and father, are maddeningly stupid characters but decent, honest singers, the one (Ramón Vargas) not imaginative but capable of delicacy, the other (Roberto Frontali) clean-cut in his tone and modestly affecting in his aria. Maazel's conducting is a model of controlled flexibility, and the orchestra respond to him with unfailing precision. Visually, the production is a treat, the chorus handled unfussily as a collection of individuals, with the principal characters and their relationships given thoughtful and sensitive preparation.
To be ranked with the Los Angeles production with Fleming and Villazón (see above): we should count ourselves a favoured generation to have both or the choice of either.” Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 “…such blemishes as occur in the Scala production are incidental to its general excellence and to the greatness of Angela Gheorghiu's Violetta. …here she is once again a true artist, the voice lovely as ever throughout most of its range, the expressive art in both singing and acting matured so that this portrayal is intensely moving and memorable. Maazel's conducting is a model of controlled flexibility, and the orchestra respond to him with unfailing precision. Visually, the production is a treat, the chorus handled unfussily as a collection of individuals, with the principal characters and their relationships given thoughtful and sensitive preparation.” Gramophone Magazine, April 2009 “The stage spectacle, as one would expect from this source, is full of colour...and the production overall is satisfying. Lorin Maazel directs his La Scala forces with vitality and warmth and there is excellent camera control.” Penguin Guide, 2010 edition *** | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Angela Gheorghiu (Violetta), Ramón Vargas (Alfredo), Roberto Frontali (Germont), Natasha Petrinsky (Flora), Tiziana Tramonti (Annina), Enrico Cossutta (Gastone), Luigi Roni (Grenvil), Alessandro Paliaga (Douphol), Piero Terranova (Marchese d'Obigny) Orchestra, Chorus and Ballet of the Teatro alla Scala, Lorin Maazel (conductor) & Liliana Cavani (director) Praised by Bloomberg for having “mastered the role” and “acting her socks off,” Angela Gheorghiu leads an all-star cast which includes Ramón Vargas and Roberto Frontali, with the brilliant conductor Lorin Maazel on the podium. Angela Gheorghiu is the definitive Violetta of her generation, the standard-setter against whom all other exponents of this role must be judged for the foreseeable future. Her affinity for Verdi‘s fragile, gentle-hearted courtesan is rooted in a fine balance of acting and singing skills. Giuseppe Verdi´s immortal opera in a sumptuous production by Liliana Cavani, with world famous singers – a treat for viewers everywhere! “Talented, glamorous and every bit the diva, Romanian soprano Angela Gheorghiu is a star.“ Billboard Set Design By Dante Ferretti Costumes Gabriella Pescucci Choreography Micha Van Hoecke Recording Date: 2007
Place of recording: Live from the Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano
Running Time: 134 min
Picture Format: 16:9
Sound Format: PCM Stereo, dts-HD Master Audio 7.1
Blue Ray Disc, 25 GB (Single Layer)
Subtitle Languages: IT, GB, D, F, SP
Menu Language: GB
“Best is Angela Gheorghiu's Violetta. Vocally, she shirks nothing, and her prodigious technique is up to every demand. She throws herself at the drama, exhibiting convincing body language as the feverish pleasure-seeker of Act I and the stricken woman of the last. As Alfredo, Ramón Vargas... presentable... so too is Roberto Frontali as his father, a diligent and thought-through portrayal... Immaculate playing from the Scala orchestra, and some sensitive conducting from Lorin Maazel…” BBC Music Magazine, November 2008 **** “The Germonts, son and father, are maddeningly stupid characters but decent, honest singers, the one (Ramón Vargas) not imaginative but capable of delicacy, the other (Roberto Frontali) clean-cut in his tone and modestly affecting in his aria. Maazel's conducting is a model of controlled flexibility, and the orchestra respond to him with unfailing precision. Visually, the production is a treat, the chorus handled unfussily as a collection of individuals, with the principal characters and their relationships given thoughtful and sensitive preparation.” Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 “such blemishes as occur in the Scala production are incidental to its general excellence and to the greatness of Angela Gheorghiu's Violetta. …here she is once again a true artist, the voice lovely as ever throughout most of its range, the expressive art in both singing and acting matured so that this portrayal is intensely moving and memorable. Maazel's conducting is a model of controlled flexibility, and the orchestra respond to him with unfailing precision. Visually, the production is a treat, the chorus handled unfussily as a collection of individuals, with the principal characters and their relationships given thoughtful and sensitive preparation.” Gramophone Magazine, April 2009 “the stage spectacle, as one would expect from this source, is full of colour...and the production overall is satisfying. Lorin Maazel directs his La Scala forces with vitality and warmth and there is excellent camera control.” Penguin Guide, 2010 edition *** | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Music for a Church Wedding
An album of music for a special day. Use this lovely collection of organ music for church weddings to make your own personal choices for your own celebration - and listen to it afterwards as an atmospheric reminder of a unique moment in your life. From Bach to Wagner, there's something to suit everybody. Inside the booklet there's plenty of advice on how to choose music to suit your mood and style and to make sure that another important element of your special day can be just that bit more personal. Editions and arrangements by Martin Souter. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Oriental GardenThe Romance of the East in music
Beethoven: | The Ruins of Athens -Turkish March James Gregory (flute), Martin Souter (piano) | Bizet: | Au fond du temple saint (from Les Pêcheurs de Perles) Jussi Björling (tenor), Robert Merrill (baritone) | Debussy: | Estampe No. 1 - Pagodes Peter Frankl (piano) | Delibes: | Où va la jeune Indoue? 'Bell Song' (from Lakmé) Lily Pons (soprano) | Handel: | Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (from Solomon) European Baroque Orchestra, Roy Goodman | Kreisler: | Tambourin Chinois, Op. 3 Ruggiero Ricci (violin), Bernhard Kontarsky (piano) | Mozart: | Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen (from Die Zauberflöte) Katarina Kmetova (soprano) Bratislava Opera Orchestra, Oliver von Dohnanyi | Puccini: | Un bel di vedremo (from Madama Butterfly) Maria Spacagna (soprano) Hungarian State Opera House Orchestra, Charles Rosenkrans Humming Chorus (from Madama Butterfly) Hungarian State Opera House Orchestra, Charles Rosenkrans Nessun dorma (from Turandot) John Oakman (tenor) Czech Symphony Orchestra, Julian Bigg | Rimsky Korsakov: | Scheherazade, Op. 35: The Young Prince & Princess Sheherazade Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Bystrik Rezucha | Saint-Saëns: | Bacchanale from Samson et Dalila Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Jonel Perlea | Strauss, J, II: | Egyptian Waltz London Philharmonic Orchestra, Christian Rainer | Tchaikovsky: | The Nutcracker: Chinese Dance The Nutcracker London Festival Orchestra, Alberto Lizzio The Nutcracker: Danse Arabe The Nutcracker London Festival Orchestra, Alberto Lizzio | Verdi: | Aida: Ballet Music, Act II Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra, Hanspeter Gmür |
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