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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Forbidden Sounds: Composers in ExileIncludes music by Krenek, Eisler and Schoenberg
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Broadcast live from St. Paul's Cathedral, London by the BBC on 26th November 1997 as part of the Cathedral's 300th anniversary celebrations. “This is a very good Gerontius. Davis's long-standing love of the work is evident at just about every point, but he keeps cool-headed enough to shape the drama convincingly. The solo team is terrific. Langridge is an absorbing Gerontius, bringing extraordinary depth to the minutest details of characterisation. Catherine Wyn Rogers is tonally glorious as the Angel. Miles is more commanding still than in the Colin Davis LSO Live version... In terms of presentation this is an old-fashioned concert film in the best sense: close-ups on players, soloists, conductor and architectural details judiciously chosen.” BBC Music Magazine, September 2006 ***** “[Langridge] is at his very finest as Gerontius...the BBC Chorus [is] especially telling in first accelerating and then pulling back for its climax” Penguin Guide, 2011 edition | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Elgar: Symphony No. 2 & Enigma Variations
Solti recorded Elgar’s Symphony No.2 (along with the Cockaigne Overture) on audio around the same time as the Royal Festival Hall performance, to great acclaim. Solti’s recordings were always the recommended version of each work he performed – he had a deep understanding of the repertoire. This DVD is the first audiovisual recording to feature Solti performing Elgar 2, and has never been released before. The Second Symphony is also a record of the first concert Solti conducted as the London Philharmonic’s Chief Conductor in 1975. James Mallinson, one of Solti’s record producers, commented that his audio recordings of the two Elgar symphonies are probably two of his finest recordings due to his open and fresh approach. Solti’s quote at the time of broadcasting the Enigma Variations: “I love Elgar, and for me the Enigma Variations is his masterpiece.” 1DVD Sound format: LCPM mono Picture format: 4:3 Running time: 84’ Subtitles: n/a Menu languages: English Booklet languages: E/F/G Region code: 0 Territory Restrictions: None “A highlight of the new ICA Classics Legacy series, Solti's LPO Elgar remains fresh, the passionate vigour of his Second Symphony balanced by one of the most loving Enigma Variations on disc.” BBC Music Magazine, July 2011 ***** “It is, quite simply, a codument to treasure, with the LPO...galvanised to thrilling effect by Solti's prodigiously energetic presence on the podium...Both the picture quality and full-blooded (mono) sound are perfectly acceptable...The direction, too, is mercifully undistracting throughout. Most rewarding - and a genuine tonic to boot.” Gramophone Magazine, August 2011 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Elgar's Enigma Variations
| | Hidden Portrait In an acclaimed BBC drama-documentary filmed in the rolling Malvern Hills, Sir Andrew Davis unravels the mystery of the famous musical puzzle contained in Elgar's seminal work. | Elgar: | Enigma Variations, Op. 36 A landmark performance of the complete work, given in the cathedral in Elgar's home town of Worcester, recorded in beautiful 5.1 surround sound. BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis |
PICTURE FORMAT: 16:9
LENGTH: 85 MINS
SOUND: DTS SURROUND / LPCM STEREO
SUBTITLES: FR/DE/ES/IT
“Andrew Davis presents the documentary in an engaging style, giving an overview of the variations, as well as homing in on several of them. …there's a lot of information presented in an unassuming way, and, for anyone coming to this masterpiece for the first time, it's a good way.” BBC Music Magazine, June 2005 *** “Sir Andrew Davis's warmly committed performance of the Enigma Variations, atmospherically recorded in Worcester Cathedral, introduces a highly enjoyable documentary about the work and the 'friends pictured within'. Davis suggests that each variation, as well as reflecting the character of a particular friend, reveals much about Elgar himself, 'like an actor playing many roles'.
Each section is illustrated with archive material and period reconstructions, happily with no dialogue, only Davis's narration. He describes and analyses nine of the 14 variations with orchestral clips and illustrations played on the piano.
So the first variation, 'CAE', depicting Elgar's wife Alice, concentrating on the central majorkey section of the theme, includes a brief, passionate climax, 'showing his depth of feeling'.
'RBT', subject of the third variation, was the treasurer of the local golf club, who got Elgar accepted as a member even though his social class was against him. We're shown what used to be the clubhouse, now set in waste land. 'Nimrod' depicts the publisher August Jaeger and Elgar walking together, and Davis points to echoes of the slow movement from Beethoven's Pathétique Sonata. The intermezzo, 'Dorabella', brings a good portrait of the young Dora Penny, but after a reference to her cycling, ends absurdly on shots of a modern couple roller- blading – an example of fussy and intrusive visual illustration.
Fairly enough, Davis favours the idea that the 13th variation, 'Romanza', represents not Lady Mary Lygon, as has generally been thought, but his first love, Helen Weaver, who emigrated to New Zealand. Irritating are the accompanying shots of a soulful modern teenager on Lambeth Bridge looking at a launch bearing his girlfriend away.
The performance itself has no unwanted intrusions – just a sepia photo of the subject as each variation begins – and is a fine one.” Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | A Naxos Musical Journey - Elgar
This volume of the Naxos Musical Journey takes you on an unforgettable trip; from the Scottish highlands and moorlands to mysterious lochs and islands; from the famed Edinburgh Castle to grand war monuments; experience the tradition of Scottish weaving or visit one of the country's best whisky distilleries. This is a magical experience with images as emotional and sweeping as Elgar's haunting music. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Volume 3 - Elgar Cello ConcertoRecorded at the Britten-Pears School for Advanced Musical Studies Snape England 1996
William Pleeth, teacher of the legendary Jacqueline du Pré and many other internationally recognized cellists, celebrated his 80th birthday in 1996. To mark the occasion, he was filmed giving a series of eight one-hour classes at the renowned Britten-Pears School for Advanced Musical Studies in Snape, England. In the classics of the cello repertoire, he had the uncanny ability to guide and inspire talented young players. This series is the only filmed document of his extraordinary work as a teacher. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | England - Worcester and the Malverns
The Places The places visited are principally in the west of England, the heart of 'Elgar country', with its half-timbered houses, great cathedrals and churches, rivers and verdant landscape. There are glimpses of the Malvern hills, of Hereford and Worcester, and excursions to London and to Scotland, in views largely associated with the life of the composer Edward Elgar. The Music The music of Elgar was rooted in his own part of England. His Enigma Variations offers portraits of his friends and neighbours, the enigma lying in the unrevealed melody that he claimed would be generally known and that would go with the whole set of variations. The puzzle remains unsolved. Other music used includes Elgar's Serenade for Strings, Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1, and Salut d'amour. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| | | Volume 3 - Elgar Cello ConcertoRecorded at the Britten-Pears School for Advanced Musical Studies Snape England 1996
William Pleeth, teacher of the legendary Jacqueline du Pré and many other internationally recognized cellists, celebrated his 80th birthday in 1996. To mark the occasion, he was filmed giving a series of eight one-hour classes at the renowned Britten-Pears School for Advanced Musical Studies in Snape, England. In the classics of the cello repertoire, he had the uncanny ability to guide and inspire talented young players. This series is the only filmed document of his extraordinary work as a teacher. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Duke Ellington Live in ‘58
Duke Ellington, Johnny Hodges, Paul Gonsalves, Harry Carney, Ray Nance, Clark Terry, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard, Ozzie Bailey and many more “The release of JAZZ ICONS is like the unearthing of a musical time capsule – an audio-visual treasure trove of the music that changed the world. From an educational standpoint this series is a gift to our culture.” Quincy Jones Filmed at Amsterdam’s famed Concertgebouw, this 80-minute concert features the 16-piece Duke Ellington Orchestra two years after their stunning performance at the 1956 Newport Jazz Festival, which Duke considered his second birth. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Chorus and Orchestra of the Hungarian Radio, Lazlo Kovacs Ferenc Erkel (1810-1893) was a Hungarian composer and is today regarded as the father of Hungarian grand opera. His opera ‘King Stephen’ was first performed in 1885 and is based on the life of Stephen, later St Stephen, first King of Hungary. Erkel also composed the music of "Himnusz", which has been the Hungarian National Anthem since 1844. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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