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Bach, J S: | Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV1004: Chaconne arr. Goss-Custard | Davies, Walford: | Solemn Melody, for organ | Dawes, C: | Melody | Edmundson: | Vom Himmel hoch (Toccata-Prelude IV) | Handel: | Overture to the Occasional Oratorio, HWV62 arr. Walter Henry Goss-Custard | Lefebure-Wely: | Boléro de Concert, Op. 166 | Mulet: | Esquisse Byzantine: No. 8 'Noël' Esquisse Byzantine: No. 10 'Tu es petra et portae inferi non praevalebunt' | Nevin, G B: | Will o' the Wisp | Peeters: | Lied to the Flowers, Lied to the Sun (Lied Symphony Op. 66) | Schumann: | Four Sketches, Op. 58 | Tchaikovsky: | The Nutcracker: Dance of the Mirlitons The Nutcracker: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy The Nutcracker: Danse Arabe | Verdi: | Grand March from Aida arr. Ian Wells |
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Director, set & costume designer: John Pascoe Recorded at Teatro Caio Melisso, Spoleto, Italy, July 2007 “This is a very impressively sung DVD set of Ariodante, led by Ann Hallenberg in the castrato title-role, who manages her complex divisions with aplomb. Laura Cherici, Ariodante's beloved Ginevra, also has a lovely voice when singing expressively” Penguin Guide “Ann Hallenberg is one of the glories of the Baroque scene. She sang the greatest of this oratorio´s extravagant string of hit-tunes with melting tenderness.” The Times | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Véronique Gens (Agrippina), Philippe Jaroussky (Nerone), Ingrid Perruche (Poppea), Nigel Smith (Claudio), Thierry Grégoire (Ottone), Bernard Deletré (Pallante), Fabrice Di Falco (Narciso), Alain Buet (Lesbo) La Grande Ecurie et la Chambre du Roy, Jean-Claude Malgoire Agrippina was staged for the first time in late December 1709 - or possibly at the beginning of 1710 - at Venice’s Teatro San Grisostomo and met with enormous success, as testified by twenty-seven following performances, a record number even for 18th-century standards. Agrippina’s triumph sanctioned Handel’s definitive investiture as an operatic composer. After nearly 300 years this opera appears as a masterpiece of 18th-century music and an innovative work, considering that when Handel composed it he was just twenty-four years old. The composer’s melodic creativity and sense of theatre are quite remarkable. The cast, conducted by Jean-Claude Malgoire, includes Véronique Gens in the title role. This double DVD, which follows the CD release of this work, will not fail to attract the interest of Baroque opera lovers. French, English, Italian, German and Spanish subtitles. “Fisbach's production gives an amusing account, respectful yet inventive, of librettist Vincenzo Grimani's look at the shenanigans of ancient Rome. Agrippina shares three characters with L'incoronazione di Poppea, but at an earlier stage of the story, Poppea here being pursued by Otho, Nero and the emperor Claudius. Agrippina, Claudius's wife, spends the opera scheming to discredit Otho and to get Nero, her son by a previous marriage, designated as the next emperor.
The mood is light and ironic, but with a darker side as well. Against a minimalist set, above which French surtitles are, disconcertingly, sometimes visible, the costumes are exaggeratedly 18th-century. Poppea's yards of chiffon conceal two suitors simultaneously in a scene that anticipates L'heure espagnole. Nero, with rouged cheeks, sports an aubergine wig; the wigs of the other characters include various degrees of red, with a striking raspberry shade for Poppea.
Otho wears no wig, perhaps to distinguish his genuine emotions from the buffoonery of Nero, Pallas and Narcissus.
In the accompanied recitative 'Otton, Otton' and the aria 'Voi che udite il mio lamento', with its aching suspensions in the strings, Thierry Grégoire gives moving expression to Otho's melancholy. As Claudius, Nigel Smith looks comically put out as Poppea fails to notice his preening, but strikes the right lyrical note with 'Vieni o cara'. To decorate the opening of 'Cade il mondo' and leave the da capo penny plain is surely to get things the wrong way round.
In the castrato role of Nero, Philippe Jaroussky shows an astonishing agility at soprano pitch. The penultimate aria, 'Come nube', is a tour de force. Ingrid Perruche has a nice lightness of touch for Poppea, as do Bernard Deletré as Pallas and Fabrice Di Falco as a mincing Narcissus.
To Véronique Gens fall two of this delightful opera's best numbers: the heartfelt 'Pensieri' and the jaunty 'Ogni vento'. If she doesn't quite plumb the depths of the first, her performance overall is sharp and amusing.” Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Coro Cappella Giulia & Symphony Orchestra of the Pasqua Festival, Pablo Colino A truly international event, this ‘Concert for Peace’ was given before an invited audience of world
leaders and churchmen including Mikhail Gorbachov and the cardinals of the Roman Catholic
Church. Filmed in the Basilica Ara Coeli in Rome it features many choral favorites, | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | England - A musical tour of Blenheim Palace, Leeds Castle & Castle Howard
Music by Handel | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Language: Italian Subtitles: German, English, Italian, Japanese Run Time: 203 minutes | | | 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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| |  | Jennifer Larmore: In Performance!Live 2001
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| |  | Jon Vickers: Four Operatic PortraitsFully-staged scenes, taped 9th November, 1984
Ottawa National Arts Centre Orchestra and Choir, Franz-Paul Decker Gala performance from the National Arts Centre, Ottawa, from the video archives of the CBC, Toronto. Four fully staged operatic scenes showcase the tenor's towering interpretations of Handel's Samson, Beethoven's Florestan (Fidelio), Britten's Peter Grimes, and Verdi's Otello. A magnificent testament to one of the opera world's most extraordinary singing actors. | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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The magnificent artistry of one of opera’s greatest divas, presented in a live 1991 concert with orchestra. Color, stereo, 68 minutes, optional subtitles in English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish. All regions. | | | 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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