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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Karita Mattila: Helsinki Recital
Duparc: | L'Invitation au voyage Romance de Mignon Au pays ou se fait la guerre Chanson triste Phidylé | Dvorak: | Gypsy Melodies (7), Op. 55 (B104) | Rachmaninov: | Sing not, O lovely one (Ne poi, krasavitsa, pri mne), Op. 4 No. 4 Twilight, Op.21 No. 3 Fragment from A. Musset, Op. 21 No. 6 The Muse, Op. 34 No. 1 What happiness, Op. 34 No.12 | Saariaho: | Quatre Instants | trad.: | Minun kultani kaunis on (Ah, How Fair My Sweetheart Is) Finnish Traditional. Encore | Young, V: | Golden Earrings (from the motion picture) Encore |
+ BONUS CD Lieder by Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms, Sibelius, Kuula, Melartin Karita Mattila (soprano) Ilmo Ranta (piano)
DVD + bonus CD This new release pays tribute to Finnish superstar Karita Mattila on the occasion of her 50th birthday in September 2010. This DVD features a recital performance which Karita Mattila gave to a compatriot audience at the Finnish National Opera in Helsinki, in October 2006. International critics praised the recorded sell-out concerts: “Karita Mattila at her glorious peak… No wonder the Helsinki audience went berserk.” The Daily Telegraph This is the much-awaited first-ever release of Helsinki Recital on DVD; it includes previously unreleased encore material. The original sound recording of Helsinki Recital, released as hybrid SACD in June 2007 garnered the highest accolades throughout the international press, including BBC Music Magazine ‘Song Choice’ and Gramophone ‘Editor’s Choice’. This product includes a free bonus CD compilation featuring Karita Mattila and pianist Ilmo Ranta with German and Finnish standard repertoire Lied songs. DVD Video [90’39] NTSC colour 16:9 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround PCM Stereo Region Code 0 Available Worldwide “the Mattila of 2006, fearlessly engaged and with a collaborator rather than an accompanist in the diminutive Martin Katz, is quite simply a phenomenon” International Record Review, November 2010 “a thrilling crescendo of the performance art of one of the greatest living sopranos...She feasts on every language she takes on; and her fearless barefoot physicality in Dvorak's Gypsy Songs anticipates an encore in which she all but lap-dances...In summary, then, this is a real treasure trove of delights!” BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2010 ***** | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Susan Graham - French SongsRecorded at Verbier Festival, July 2009
This series of TV programmes presents the very best of the 16th Verbier Festival with worldwide renowned artists such as Susan Graham, Martha Argerich, Yuri Temirkanov, Stephen Kovacevich, and Philippe Jaroussky. Together with Malcolm Martineau on the piano, the Grammy Award-winning mezzo-soprano Susan Graham features a fascinating compilation of well-known French composers. Both have also toured with the program - comprising nearly two dozen songs by as many composers - to great acclaim. The recital Graham and Martineau gave this past summer at the Verbier Festival in French-speaking Switzerland brought down the house. Being Musical America’s 2004 Vocalist of the year, Graham is well-known as an expert in French melodies. The genre is known as a very tricky one, but she presents the songs with a fascinating jewel-like clarity and gleaming tone. Martineau is the perfect counter-part who adds some finely judged French seasoning. Picture format DVD: NTSC 16:9 Sounds formats DVD: PCM Stereo, DD 5.1, DTS 5.1 Region code: 0 Booklet notes: English, German, French Running time: 60 min FSK: 0 “An hour of pure delight...Graham is utterly at home in this repertoire an performs it with élan...Martineau is the perfect partner throughout, perfectly jusging depth of tone, moving as one with Graham and displaying the same level of control...with a gentle smile, Hahn's sublime 'À Chloris' surpasses all that has come before.” BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2010 *****  BBC Music Magazine
DVD Choice - December 2010 |
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| |  | The Art of Gérard Souzay
Gérard Souzay (baritone) Orchestre de Radio-Canada, Roland Leduc & Jean Beaudet 53 minutes, Black and White. No subtitles.Texts and translations inside booklet. Telecasts of 3rd February, 1955 and 3rd March, 1966 | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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| |  | Marilyn Horne in Recital: Milan, 1981
Alvarez, F M: | La Partida | Beethoven: | In questa tomba oscura, WoO.133 Zärtliche Liebe 'Ich liebe dich', WoO 123 Busslied (No. 5 from 6 Lieder von Gellert, Op. 48) | Copland: | Ching-a-ring Chaw Simple Gifts (from Old American Songs, Set I) Long Time Ago At the River | Donizetti: | Il segreto per esser felici (from Lucrezia Borgia) | Duparc: | L'Invitation au voyage Extase Le Manoir de Rosemonde | Foster, S: | Beautiful Dreamer I Dream of Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair | Granados: | Tonadillas: No. 3, La maja dolorosa | Handel: | Semele: Hence, Iris, hence away | Montsalvatge: | Canción negra No. 4, Cancion de cuna para dormir a un negrito | Obradors: | El Vito (from Canciones clásicas españolas) | Rossini: | Eccomi alfine in Babilonia (from Semiramide) Se il vuol, la molinara |
Though Marilyn Horne is known mostly for her virtuosic operatic roles, she is a superb recitalist who can scale her powerful voice down to the more intimate requirements of the recital stage. In 1981, she appeared at Milan’s La Scala opera house in a recital consisting of music by Italian, German, Spanish, French and American composers. Horne was in particularly superb form that evening, partnered brilliantly by Martin Katz at the piano. 93 minutes, color, mono. Live performance: 2nd June, 1981 | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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| |  | The Art of Gerard Souzay, Vol.2Gerard Souzay (baritone)
Arne: | Where the Bee Sucks CBC Vancouver telecast of 9th February, 1967 Dalton Baldwin (piano) | Debussy: | Beau Soir Radio-Canada telecast of 18th October, 1960 Dalton Baldwin (piano) Fantoches Radio-Canada telecast of 18th October, 1960 Dalton Baldwin (piano) | Duparc: | Chanson triste Radio-Canada telecast of 9th February, 1956 Orchestre de Radio-Canada, Jean Deslauriers Le Manoir de Rosemonde Radio-Canada telecast of 18th October, 1960 Dalton Baldwin (piano) Phidylé Radio-Canada telecast of 18th October, 1960 Dalton Baldwin (piano) Chanson triste CBC Vancouver telecast of 9th February, 1967 Dalton Baldwin (piano) | Fauré: | Chanson du pêcheur Op. 4 No. 1 Radio-Canada telecast of 9th February, 1956 Orchestre de Radio-Canada, Jean Deslauriers Mandoline, Op. 58 No. 1 (Verlaine) Radio-Canada telecast of 9th February, 1956 Orchestre de Radio-Canada, Jean Deslauriers Toujours!, Op. 21 No. 2 CBC Vancouver telecast of 9th February, 1967 Dalton Baldwin (piano) Mai Op. 1 No. 2 Radio-Canada telecast of 18th October, 1960 Dalton Baldwin (piano) Aurore, Op. 39 No. 1 Radio-Canada telecast of 18th October, 1960 Dalton Baldwin (piano) Chanson du pêcheur Op. 4 No. 1 Radio-Canada telecast of 18th October, 1960 Dalton Baldwin (piano) Toujours!, Op. 21 No. 2 CBC Vancouver telecast of 9th February, 1967 Dalton Baldwin (piano) | Lully: | Bois épais (from Amadis) CBC Vancouver telecast of 9th February, 1967 Dalton Baldwin (piano) | Obradors: | Coplas de curro dulce CBC Vancouver telecast of 9th February, 1967 Dalton Baldwin (piano) | Ovalle: | Azulao CBC Vancouver telecast of 9th February, 1967 Dalton Baldwin (piano) | Schubert: | Der Schiffer, D536 (Mayrhofer) CBC Vancouver telecast of 9th February, 1967 Dalton Baldwin (piano) Der Doppelgänger D957 No. 13 CBC Vancouver telecast of 9th February, 1967 Dalton Baldwin (piano) | Strauss, R: | Ständchen, Op. 17 No. 2 Radio-Canada telecast of 18th October, 1960 Dalton Baldwin (piano) Heimkehr, Op. 15 No. 5 Radio-Canada telecast of 18th October, 1960 Dalton Baldwin (piano) |
“The Frenchman Gérard Souzay (1918-2004) was undoubtedly one of the greatest baritones of the post-war period… Souzay's voice was… rich and smoothly produced, with an integral legato, always favouring the flow of the vocal lines… a style perfect for the predominantly French songs in these recitals. For TV recordings of this vintage the quality is excellent, making this recommendable to anyone who loves fine singing.” BBC Music Magazine, March 2007 ***** | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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| |  | Alfredo Kraus in Recital: Salzburg Festival 1990
A lyric tenor in a class of his own, Alfredo Kraus (1927-1999) was acclaimed for the beauty, elegance and passion of his singing. Includes English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish subtitles; color, stereo, 83 minutes, Playable in all regions. Includes English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish subtitles; color, stereo, 83 minutes, Playable in all regions. Live performance from the Großes Festspielhaus at the Salzburg Festival, 31st July, 1990 | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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