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“One of the signs of a great piece of music, is that it will never come to the end of interpretation. It is like a deep well. You can dip and dip and never come to the end of it." Karajan on Beethoven No. 9 Recorded live at the Philharmonie, Berlin, 31 December 1977 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Filmed at BUFA Berlin 1970 “this performance is a musical magnificence” Die Welt | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | The Essential Beethoven
Beethoven: | Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 'Choral' The West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, technically brilliant and incredibly enthusiastic orchestra brings out all levels of Beethoven's 9th symphony and we listen to Beethoven at his very best: exuberant, emotional, lucid, tender, clear, triumphant… simply magnificent! The standing ovations are well deserved! Angela Denoke,Waltraud Meier, Burkhard Fritz & René Pape The West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b The West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18 No. 4 This DVD is a unique document of a Beethoven concert the Juilliard String Quartet gave at Polling in Bavaria in 1975.The viewer can enjoy, in an idyllic setting, chamber music in its purest form, where communication within the ensemble takes centre stage and there is no place for star allure. Juilliard String Quartet String Quartet No. 7 in F major, Op. 59 No. 1 'Rasumovsky No. 1' Juilliard String Quartet String Quartet No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 131 Juilliard String Quartet Fidelio, Op. 72 A spectacular production greeted by thunderous applause and loud cries of "bravo", directed by Pierluigi Pier'Alli and featuring an all-star cast:Waltraud Meier and Peter Seiffert, two of today's most distinguished German singers. Carsten Stabell, Waltraud Meier & Peter Seiffert Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana, Lorin Maazel Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58 Recorded live at the prestigious Klavier-Festival Ruhr in May 2007, this DVD recording reflects both a very individual and special reading of Beethoven's music and the artist's life-long dedication to the composer. Barenboim conducts and plays at the same time.This DVD brings together two musical masterminds. Daniel Barenboim (piano & conductor) Staatskapelle Berlin Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 73 'Emperor' Daniel Barenboim (piano & conductor) Staatskapelle Berlin |
Discover in this Christmas box 4 pieces by the best Romantic composer ever, interpreted and conducted by the greatest artists of today: Lorin Maazel, Daniel Baremboim, René Pape,Waltraud Meier… NTSC · 16:9 (DVD2: NTSC · 4:3) PCM Stereo · DD 5.1 · DTS 5.1 Region Code: 0 Booklet Notes: GB, D, F Subtitles: GB, D, F, E Running Time: 437 mins FSK: all audiences | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Beethoven - String Quartets
Recorded at the Bibliotheksaal, Polling, Bavaria, 1975 “The Juilliard String Quartet remains the standard by which all other quartets must be judged.” Los Angeles Times | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
“I do not play for others, but only for myself in the service of the composer. It makes no difference whether there is an audience or not; when I am at the keyboard I am lost. And I think of what I play, and of the sound that comes forth, which is a product of the mind.“ Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli Filmed at the RTSI Auditorium, Lugano, 7 April 1981 “The Italian pianist Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (1920-95) was a legend in his own lifetime - renowned for his beautifully polished sound, clarity of execution, strict fidelity to the composer and awareness of
harmonic subtleties. Everything was planned to the highest degree of musical and technical perfection: Michelangeli was not one for freedoms, excesses, rubatos or outbursts of spontaneity. He played the way he
was - with a seemingly unshakeable aristocratic reserve… Brahms's Four Ballades Op.10 benefit most from his introspective approach, especially in the climax to the "Edward" Ballade.” Financial Times | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Petersen Quartett on TourIncludes extracts of works by Beethoven, Schubert and Schumann
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| |  | Michelangeli & Richter: Two Titans of the KeyboardCBC Telecasts 1964/1970
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (1920-1995) was, paradoxically, one of the most celebrated and one of the most reclusive pianists of his time. His fabled technique and peerless musicianship earned him attention early on as the undisputed winner of the 1939 Geneva International Music Competition. One of the jury members was Alfred Cortot, who announced "A new Liszt is born!". To the frustration of his public, Michelangeli’s studio recordings were few and his concert appearances sporadic: his brief recital for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (taped in the Toronto studios, 1970) was appropriately titled "A Most Rare Event". It features a sterling performance of Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2, No. 3. Sviatoslav Richter (1915–1997) was a pianist in the Great Tradition, yet there was nothing traditional about this collosus of the keyboard. Few pianists have had the technical, emotional, and intellectual range that Richter brought to his performances. In 1964, Richter was invited to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s Toronto studios for a videotaping of a recital program. The main work of the program, Prokofiev’s Second Piano Sonata in D minor, is a perfect vehicle for a demonstration of Richter’s art, combining, as it does, passages of thrilling virtuosity contrasted with some of Prokofiev’s most lyrical pages. The Sonata is flanked by Brahms’s lovely E minor Intermezzo and two contrasting works by Ravel: the shimmering impressionistic tapestry of Jeux d’eau and the brilliant Spanish-flavored Alborado del Gracioso. | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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| |  | Great Pianists on The Bell Telephone Hour (1959-1967)
Bach, J S: | Concerto for Three Keyboards in D minor, BWV1063 | Beethoven: | Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 73 'Emperor' - Rondo (Allegro) Claudio Arrau Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 'Appassionata', 3rd movement Robert Casadesus | Brahms: | Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15 - Rondo - Allegro non troppo John Browing Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83, 2nd movement Van Cliburn | Chopin: | Waltz No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 64 No. 2 Lorin Hollander | Falla: | Ritual Fire Dance (from El amor brujo) Jose Iturbi | Gershwin: | Rhapsody in Blue Jorge Bolet Piano Concerto in F major | Grieg: | Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16 | Liszt: | Fantasy on Hungarian Folk-tunes, S123 Jose Iturbi | Prokofiev: | Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26: 3rd movement Byron Janis | Rachmaninov: | Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30: 3rd movement Byron Janis | Saint-Saëns: | Piano Concerto No. 4 in C minor, Op. 44: 2nd movement Phillipe Entremont Piano Concerto No. 5 in F major, Op. 103 'Egyptian': 3rd movement Lorin Hollander | Schumann: | Widmung, Op. 25 No. 1 Van Cliburn |
Donald Vorchees & Paul Whiteman | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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| |  | George Szell:: Chicago Symphony Orchestra Historic Telecasts
Telecasts of 10th & 17th December 1961 | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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| |  | The Art of Henryk Szeryng
Henryk Szeryng (violin) Orchestra Symphonique de Radio Canada, Jorge Mester | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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