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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Harpsichord and Organ: Kenneth Gilberta film by Michel Follin
Kenneth Gilbert (harpsichord and organ) Kenneth Gilbert, the master makes his points in soft-spoken fashion; Olivier Baumont, his student, rejoinders and argues! | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Grigory Sokolov, Live in ParisA film by Bruno Monsaingeon
Performance recorded on 4 November 2002, Paris Grigory Sokolov, a giant of the piano. Maybe today’s greatest pianist... Sold out concerts a few days only after the putting up for sale of the tickets... A real phenomenon not to be missed... The only existing DVD with this exceptional artist is once again available. A dim light picks out the outlines of the hall. Suddenly a massive shadow appears and moves swiftly over to the keyboard. There follows the vaguest of unsmiling acknowledgements in the general direction of the audience, and then the music begins. Throughout the next two hours, this music will keep its listener enthralled with its extraordinary intensity as the audience senses the formidable physical, pianistic, musical and emotional presence of this most secretive of present-day pianists, Grigory Sokolov. “Cosmic Piano. Since, as for Glenn Gould, but in opposite aesthetics, one might say: ‘There is Sokolov, and there are the pianists’.” Le Figaro, November 2007 Picture format DVD: NTSC 16:9 Sounds formats DVD: PCM Stereo Region code: 0 Booklet notes: English, French Running time: 123 mins FSK: 0 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Grigory Sokolov - Live on ParisA film by Bruno Monsaingeon. Performance recorded on 4 November 2002
The only DVD of Grigory Sokolov, an exceptional artist, famously reclusive, is once again available. In the 40 years since the 16-year-old Sokolov was awarded first prize at the Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow in 1966, the world has been blessed with what one American critic recently called "a kind of pianism, musicianship and artistry one thought had vanished forever". Championed at a young age by Emil Gilels and a prominent figure on the Russian music scene since his early teens, Sokolov has gained an almost mythical status amongst music-lovers and pianophiles throughout the world. Sokolov has amazed everyone again and again with the enormous breadth of his repertoire and his huge, almost physical musical strength. Visa problems have again made Italy-based Russian pianist Grigory Sokolov cancel a London booking. After last year's Barbican concert was called off at short notice came the news that he would not be visiting the Royal Festival Hall on 29th April as planned. "Sokolov, although a well-kept secret, is for many the greatest pianist alive today. Youthful celebrities with fast fingers, designer gear and slick photos pall beside such gigantic artistry, for Sokolov is a pianistic Dostoyevsky, his music-making vast in scope, visionary and revelatory, squeezing out every last drop of meaning." Jessica Duchen, International Piano Sept/Oct 2006 "There can be few virtuosi with fingers to touch his" The Sunday Times Region Code: NTSC 0 Picture Format: NTSC 16:9 Sound Format: PCM-STEREO Disc Format: DVD9 No of Discs: 1 Run Time: 123 mins Released: 2009-06-01 “…Monsaingeon has resisted the obvious temptation to be too interventionist. Limiting the number of different angles at which we survey Sokolov's phenomenal pianism to a bare minimum certainly enables the viewer to be hypnotically drawn into the performances which in themselves are pretty remarkable.” BBC Music Magazine, September 2009 ***** “…Sokolov, a bulky, impassive figure, is fascinating to watch, playing as he does with dangerously high hand movements and expressive gestures. Three Beethoven sonatas are played in an uninterrupted sequence with such beauty of tone, sculptured phrasing and cohesive narrative that criticism is silenced. ...Prokofiev's Seventh Sonata, a coruscating, vehement reading that will make the hairs on the back of your neck stand on end. Unmissable for all pianophiles.” Gramophone Magazine, November 2009 “The elusive Sokolov is sensitively filmed.” BBC Music Magazine, November 2010 **** | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | History of the Organ, Volume 1 - Latin OriginsFeaturing Music by Pierre Attaignant, Antonio De Cabezón, Girolamo Frescobaldi, Francisco Correa De Arauxo, François Couperin, Nicolas De Grigny & Louis-Claude Daquin
Starting out in the Verona workshop of Bartolomeo Formentelli, this episode travels through Italy, Spain and France to trace the origins, history and development of the organ. It encompasses the classical sobriety of the Italian style, the Golden Age of the organ in sixteenth-century Spain, and the French style of the eighteenth century. Recording Date: 1997
Running Time: 55 min
Picture Format: 4:3
Sound Format: PCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 2.0
Menu Languages NTSC: D, F, GB, SP
Subtitle Languages NTSC: SP
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| |  | Roland Pöntinen - Listening to Yourself (Volume 3)
Recorded live at the Folkwang Hochschule Essen, 02 July 2007 “[On Pöntinen’s Busoni recording] The subtle, brilliantly judged playing makes Pöntinen a persuasive champion...The recordings are excellent; those looking for an uneasy rather than comfortable experience need look no further.” Gramophone Magazine | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Virtuoso Organ Music Vol. 1
Alain: | Le Jardin suspendu, AWV63 Litanies, AWV100 | Bach, J S: | Toccata in F major, BWV540 | Couperin, F: | Tierce en Taille Cromhorne en Taille Récit de Cornet Plein Chant | Dupré: | Prelude & Fugue in G minor, Op. 7 No. 3 | Duruflé: | Prelude & Fugue sur le nom d'Alain, Op. 7 | Franck, C: | Prélude, Fugue et Variation Op. 18 L'Organiste (extracts) | Liszt: | Fantasia and Fugue on ‘Ad nos, ad salutarem undam', S259 | Messiaen: | Transports de joie | Vierne, L: | Pièces de fantaisie, 2nd suite, Op. 53: No. 3, Hymne au soleil Pièces en style libre, Op. 31: No. 19, Berceuse Organ Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 59 (final movement) |
Philippe Delacour (organ) Director: Federico Savio This first Volume of Fugatto's "Virtuoso Organ Music" features virtuosic organ music by Bach, Franck, Vierne, Dupré, Liszt, Messiaen and Alain, played by French organist Philippe Delacour. It was filmed and recorded on two great Organs in France: the Cavaillé-Coll of Notre-Dame in Metz and the Haerpfer-Aubertin of Chateau-Salins. Produced in 1998 and originally published in VHS format, this Video is now produced in DVD version. Running time: 95 mins. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | The Art of Jean-Pierre Rampal
Robert Veyron-Lacroix (harpsichord) The McGill Chamber Orchestra, Alexander Brott | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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| |  | History of the OrganFrom Latin Origins to the Modern Age
Featuring music by Frescobaldi, De Cabezón, De Arauxo, Couperin, Sweelinck, Buxtehude, J.S. Bach, Widor, Reger, Franck, Alain & Messiaen… DVD1: LATIN ORIGINS It encompasses the classical sobriety of the Italian Style, the Golden Age of the organ in sixteenth-century Spain and the French style of the eighteenth century. DVD2: FROM SWEELINCK TO BACH This episode looks at the development of the organ during the 17th and 18th centuries, focusing on exceptional composers of organ music from Sweelinck, the ‘maker of organists’, through to Buxtehude, and the ‘golden age’ of J.S. Bach. DVD3: THE GOLDEN AGE This episode focuses on the fi rst half of the eighteenth century – the Golden Age of organ music. DVD4: THE MODERN AGE Tracing the organ’s development, from the beginning of the nineteenth century to the present day.
The organ is one of the oldest, most complex and most glorious musical instruments known to men. This four part series outlines the history of this magnificent instrument, ranging from the beauty of the sound to the wealth of music written for it, and encompassing not only the craftsmanship involved in building such a complicated (and often ornate) structure, but also the wonderful settings in which these instruments now reside. Sound Format: PCM Stereo Picture Format: 4:3 DVD Format: 4 x DVD 5 / NTSC Audio Languages: GB, DE, FR Subtitle Languages: ES Running Time: 212 mins FSK: 0 “the performances of engaging repertoire on fascinating historical organs are consistently of an excellent standard. The line-up of world-class organists cannot disappoint and more than lives up to expectations.” International Record Review, September 2011 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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