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Handel's last great published set of instrumental concertos arrived posthumously in 1761. Played here on a chamber organ with real-time improvisations and enlarged continuo support, these magnificent concertos (including the beloved The Cuckoo and the Nightingale) show Handel at his glorious and compositional best, and allow a concentrated view of his style from the last 20 years of his life. Richard Egarr has worked with all types of keyboards and has performed repertoire ranging from 15th-century organ intabulations, to Dussek, Schumann and Chopin on early pianos, to Berg and Peter Maxwell Davies on modern piano. He is in great demand both as soloist and as accompanist for many of today's finest artists. As a conductor, Richard Egarr has presented a wide range of repertoire - from Baroque opera and oratorio to works by 20th -century composers. He is Music Director of the Academy of Ancient Music, with whom he has recorded Bach Harpsichord Concertos and Brandenburg Concertos.Together they are currently releasing a series of Handel's Opp.1-7, of which the Solo Sonatas Op.1, the Concerti Grossi Op.3 and Organ Concertos Op.4 are already available. Organ Goetze & Gwynn (1998) based on the chamber organs of Richard Bridge and Thomas Parker (recorded with the kind permission of the Handel House Museum) CD2, tracks 11-15: Four-stop chamber organ by Robin Jennings (2005); Harpsichord CD2, tracks 8-9: Malcolm Greenhalgh, 2005, after a 2-manual Franco-Flemish original; CD2, track 10: Joel Katzman, Amsterdam, 1991, after Ruckers, Antwerp, 1638 “Anyone familiar with Richard Egarr's perky, exuberantly-ornamented take on Handel's Op. 4 concertos will know what to expect from this sequel. …the Academy of Ancient Music are intimate conversationalists, alert to every nuance of Egarr's abiding wit and pungent repartee. The chamber organ, (housed in Handel's Parish Church), is quite magnificent, vividly captured in Harmonia Mundi's SACD, and wonderfully exploited by Egarr's highly fertile imagination...” BBC Music Magazine, October 2009 **** “The rich-sounding AAM forces comprise 18 players, including oboes and bassoons; both their playing and Egarr's solo contributions are of an impeccably high order. …Egarr takes a bold, improvisatory approach to the concertos. The allegro movements are enlivened by rapid keyboard flourishes, liberal ornamentation...and delightful variants to the basic printed rhythms in the manner of French Baroque composers.” Gramophone Magazine, October 2009 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Mozart - Complete Sonatas for Keyboard & Violin, Volumes 7 & 8
Mozart: | Allegro in Bb major, KV372 Variations (6) in G minor, ‘Hélas, j’ai perdu mon amant’ K.374b Sonata in Eb major, KV26 Fantasie for piano & violin in C minor KV 396 Variations (12) in G major on 'La Bergère Célimène, K374a (K359) Sonata in B Flat Major, KV10 Sonata in G Major, KV11 Sonata in A Major, KV12 Sonata in F Major, KV13 Sonata in C Major, KV14 Sonata in B Flat Major, KV15 with Alison McGillivray (cello) |
The final two volumes in this benchmark survey of Mozart’s complete music for Keyboard and Violin, released together at a special priced 2 disc set. ‘(… ) So, my lasting impression, having dissected every note of the music, is of a cornucopia of hidden gems; hidden because history has under-rated, misunderstood and bowdlerized the collective meaning of these works by assuming that it is an uneven genre – but then so are the symphonies and even the operas! Finally, one asks why there hasn’t previously been a complete recording on historical instruments. From my ‘privileged’ position as listener-inchief, I can tell you it is because no pair can make such transparent and difficult music sound so effortless, elegant, witty, emotionally persuasive and enjoyable.’ Jonathan Freeman- Attwood, producer “Journey’s end for this award-winning series of Mozart’s keyboard-violin duos, dispatched on period instruments with kaleidoscopic élan by Cooper and Podger. A cello chips in for the sonatas of 1764; ingratiating trifles from the eight-year-old composer.” The Times, 6th June 2009 **** “Cooper and Podger perform the variations with typical verve… it’s impossible to ignore the individuality, vitality and commitment of their performances.” Gramophone Magazine, October 2009 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Véronique Gens : Tragediennes 2 (from Gluck to Berlioz)
Soprano Véronique Gens, one of the leading French singers of today, presents an imaginatively programmed sequel to her award-winning 2006 recital of tragic operatic heroines. This second album of Tragédiennes features arias and ballet music from the 18th and 19th centuries, from the Baroque (Rameau) to the Romantic (Berlioz) by way of such important transitional figures as Gluck – a composer whose heroine figure prominently in Gens’ schedule in 2010, with Alceste in Aix-en-Provence, Iphigénie en Aulide in Brussels and Iphigénie en Tauride in Vienna – Cherubini, and lesser-known figures such as Piccini, Sacchini and Arriaga, the ‘Spanish Mozart’, who died at the age of just 19. Reviewing the first Tragédiennes, Opera magazine described Gens as “a soprano moulded by the best performance traditions of the French Baroque rediscovery of recent decades, but also one capable — as she has proved live and on record — of compassing Mozart and Berlioz in her repertory. Gens’s liquid-toned soprano … [with its] evenness of vocal production and command of line and tone ... is the programme’s binding and focal point, and always balm to the ears.” Opera went on to say that “[the programme] shows off Gens’s sophisticated mastery of recitative declamation and aria-shaping and her considerable command of the various necessary vocal styles and manners, while at the same time blending historical nous, musical novelty, vocal attraction and dramatic liveliness in a manner rarely encountered today. The project was obviously carefully conceived and prepared; hard indeed to imagine it without Rousset and his splendid orchestra, who interleave the vocal items with some well-chosen instrumental items from the works in question … it’s a CD worth acquiring by anyone with the smallest interest in the singer, the period and the genres on display.” As Gramophone said of the first album: “Gens's great gift is in differentiating between the various tragic heroines and bringing total dramatic commitment to each. There's anger spat out at white heat but there's also quiet, brooding hysteria – all characterised to perfection. And in Christophe Rousset and his Talens Lyriques she has partners on a truly exalted plane of imagination, musicality and sheer theatrical flair.” “Gens's singing is razor-sharp and powerfully direct, matching the period instruments well.” The Observer, 21st June 2009 “The much-admired French soprano Véronique Gens presents an interesting selection of music drawn from the relatively little-known repertoire of French classical opera...it’s good to hear this music attacked with such gusto.” The Telegraph, 10th June 2009 *** “…a wonderful odyssey through late Baroque to early Romantic French opera. Gens's agile voice is the perfect vehicle to cope with these emotional extremes, from the enchanting to the chilling. She is never afraid to sacrifice pure beauty of sound in favour of rhetorical and dramatic effect, giving due weight to the plights, laments and plangent outpourings of these timeless, tragic heroines. Rousset coaxes some crack playing from Les Talens Lyriques, combining the immediacy and intimacy of chamber music with all the colours and intensity of a large-scale symphony orchestra.” BBC Music Magazine, August 2009 ***** “Gens's immaculate way with a text is often as mesmerising as her ability to sustain the long sculpted lines that are a common stylistic feature among her chosen composers. There are some surprises: she sings Cassandra's music from Berlioz's Les Troyens, where we might expect to hear her as Dido; when she turns to Cherubini's Medea, for what is probably the greatest track on the disc, it is to play the sorrowing maid Neris, rather than the pathological heroine.” The Guardian, 17th July 2009 **** “This second Tragédiennes volume is easily equal to the first and that must be praise enough. I would not immediately have thought of Gens as an ideal interpreter of Néris, Medea's confidante in Cherubini's opera, but she sings the aria, with its lovely oboe obbligato, with quiet dignity.” Gramophone Magazine, October 2009 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Yehudi Menuhin - The Great EMI Recordings
Bach, J S: | Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major, BWV1047 Recorded 4-13 July 1959, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Elaine Shaffer (flute) & George Malcolm (harpsichord) Bath Festival Chamber Orchestra Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV1048 Recorded 4-13 July 1959, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Elaine Shaffer (flute) & George Malcolm (harpsichord) Bath Festival Chamber Orchestra Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV1050 Recorded 4-13 July 1959, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Elaine Shaffer (flute) & George Malcolm (harpsichord) Bath Festival Chamber Orchestra Musical Offering, BWV1079 Recorded: 11-14 November 1960, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London Bath Festival Ensemble Cantata BWV68 'Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt' with Victoria de los Angeles, Evelyn Rothwell Bath Festival Orchestra Cantata BWV199 'Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut' Recorded: 15-18 June 1964, Temple Church, London with Victoria de los Angeles, George Thalben-Ball Concerto for Oboe & Violin in C minor, BWV1060 Recorded: 19-20 April 1962, Abbey Road Studios, London with Leon Goossens Bath Festival Orchestra Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, BWV1041 Recorded 7-8 October 1958, Kingsway Hall, London Bath Festival Orchestra Violin Concerto No. 2 in E major, BWV1042 Recorded 7-8 October 1958, Kingsway Hall, London Bath Festival Orchestra Concerto for Flute, Violin & Harpsichord in A minor, BWV1044 Recorded 30 June 1965, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with William Bennett (flute) & George Malcolm (harpsichord) Bath Festival Orchestra Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, BWV1041 Recorded 21 February 1936, Studio Albert, Paris Orchestre Symphonique de Paris, George Enescu Violin Concerto No. 2 in E major, BWV1042 Recorded 21 February 1936, Studio Albert, Paris Orchestre Symphonique de Paris, George Enescu Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV1043 Recorded 4 June 1932, Studio Albert, Paris with George Enescu Orchestre Symphonique de Paris, Pierre Monteux Sonata for solo violin No. 1 in G minor, BWV1001 Recorded: 19 December 1935 & 3 February 1936, Studio Albert, Paris Partita for solo violin No. 1 in B minor, BWV1002 Recorded: 19 December 1935, Studio Albert, Paris Sonata for solo violin No. 2 in A minor, BWV1003 Recorded: 19 December 1935, Studio Albert, Paris Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV1004 Recorded: 23 May 1934, Studio Albert, Paris Sonata for solo violin No. 3 in C major, BWV1005 Recorded: 14 & 23 June 1934, Studio Albert, Paris Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV1006 Recorded: 3 February 1936, Studio Albert, Paris | Bartók: | Violin Concerto No. 1, BB48a, Sz 36 Recorded: 24 February 1965 [1-2]; 28-29 September 1966 [3-5], Kingsway Hall, London New Philharmonia Orchestra, Antal Dorati Viola Concerto, BB 128, Sz. 120 (ed. Serly) Recorded: 24 February 1965 [1-2]; 28-29 September 1966 [3-5], Kingsway Hall, London New Philharmonia Orchestra, Antal Dorati Rhapsody for Violin & Orchestra No. 1, BB 94b, Sz. 87 Recorded: 8-9 February 1968, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London BBC Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez Rhapsody for Violin & Orchestra No. 2, BB 96b, Sz. 90 (revised 1944 version) Recorded: 8-9 February 1968, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London BBC Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez Romanian Folk Dances, Sz.56 (arr. Székely for violin & piano) Recorded: 20 April 1964, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Gerald Moore (piano) Violin Concerto No. 2, Sz 112 Recorded: 5-6 & 24 February 1965; 3 March 1966, Kingsway Hall, London New Philharmonia Orchestra, Antal Dorati 44 Duos for Two Violins, BB 104, Sz. 98 (extracts) Nos. 28, 31, 33, 36, 41 & 42. Recorded: 15 July 1965, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Neil Gotkovsky Sonata for Solo Violin, BB 124, Sz. 117 Recorded: 12 October 1957, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London Sonata for Solo Violin, BB 124, Sz. 117 Recorded: 2-3 June 1947, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London | Bazzini: | La Ronde des lutins, Op. 25 Recorded: 28 September 1934, Studio Albert, Paris with Marcel Gazelle | Beethoven: | Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 Recorded: 28-29 August 1947, Kunsthaus, Lucerne Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Wilhelm Furtwängler Romance No. 1 for Violin and Orchestra in G major, Op. 40 Recorded: 9 April 1953, Kingsway Hall, London Philharmonia Orchestra, Wilhelm Furtwängler Romance No. 2 for Violin and Orchestra in F major, Op. 50 Recorded: 9 April 1953, Kingsway Hall, London Philharmonia Orchestra, Wilhelm Furtwängler Romance No. 1 for Violin and Orchestra in G major, Op. 40 Recorded: 20, 22, 27 November & 16 December 1960, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London Philharmonia Orchestra, John Pritchard Romance No. 2 for Violin and Orchestra in F major, Op. 50 Recorded: 20, 22, 27 November & 16 December 1960, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London Philharmonia Orchestra, John Pritchard Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 Recorded: 5-7 February 1960, Musikvereinsaal, Vienna Wiener Philharmoniker, Constantin Silvestri Romance No. 1 for Violin and Orchestra in G major, Op. 40 Recorded: 16 & 18 November 1971, Kingsway Hall, London Menuhin Festival Orchestra Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 (cadenzas: Kreisler) Recorded: 16 & 18 November 1971, Kingsway Hall, London Menuhin Festival Orchestra Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 ‘Kreutzer' Recorded: 28 November 1934, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Hephzibah Menuhin Violin Sonata No. 1 in D major, Op. 12 No. 1 Recorded: 16 February 1952, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Louis Kentner Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 12 No. 2 Recorded: 11 & 13 December 1954, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Louis Kentner Violin Sonata No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 12 No. 3 Recorded: 16 February 1952, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Louis Kentner Violin Sonata No. 6 in A major, Op. 30 No. 1 Recorded: 15 December 1954, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Louis Kentner Violin Sonata No. 7 in C minor, Op. 30 No. 2 Recorded: 3 January 1955, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Louis Kentner Violin Sonata No. 8 in G major, Op. 30 No. 3 Recorded: 17 December 1954, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Louis Kentner Violin Sonata No. 10 in G major, Op. 96 Recorded: 9-10 October 1953, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Louis Kentner Violin Sonata No. 4 in A minor, Op. 23 Recorded: 11 & 13 December 1954, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Louis Kentner Violin Sonata No. 5 in F major, Op. 24 'Spring' Recorded: 22 September 1953, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Louis Kentner Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 ‘Kreutzer' Recorded: 16-17 September 1953, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Louis Kentner Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 Recorded: 7-8 April 1953, Kingsway Hall, London Philharmonia Orchestra, Wilhelm Furtwängler | Berg: | Violin Concerto 'To the Memory of an Angel' (1935) Recorded: 8-9 February 1968, No 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London BBC Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez | Berkeley, L: | Violin Concerto, Op. 59 Recorded: 2-3 April 1971, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road,, London Menuhin Festival Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult | Berlin, I: | Puttin' on the Ritz Recorded: 15-16 July 1981, Abbey Road Studios, London with Stéphane Grappelli, Instrumental Ensemble, Nelson Riddle | Berlioz: | Harold en Italie, Op. 16 Recorded: 16, 22-23 October 1962, Kingsway Hall, London Philharmonia Orchestra, Colin Davis Reverie et Caprice, Op. 8 Recorded: 24 February 1964, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London Philharmonia Orchestra, John Pritchard | Bloch, E: | Violin Concerto in A minor Recorded: 18-19 June 1963, Kingsway Hall, London Philharmonia Orchestra, Pau Kletzki Suite for solo violin No. 1 Recorded: 16 April 1975, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London Abodah Recorded: 14 March 1939, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Hendrik Endt | Boulanger, L: | 3 Pieces for violin & piano Recorded: 27 December 1967, Abbey Road Studios, London with Clifford Curzon | Brahms: | Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108 Recorded: 1 July 1936, Studio Albert, Paris with Hephzibah Menuhin Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77 Recorded: 29-31 August 1949, Kunsthaus, Lucerne Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Wilhelm Furtwängler Hungarian Dance No. 1 in G minor (arr. Joachim) Recorded: 21 January 1936, Studio Albert, Paris with Marcel Gazelle Hungarian Dance No. 4 in B minor Recorded: 22 February 1936, Studio Albert, Paris with Marcel Gazelle Hungarian Dance No. 6 in D flat major Recorded: 28 November 1934, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Marcel Gazelle Hungarian Dance No. 7 Recorded: 21 January 1936, Studio Albert, Paris with Marcel Gazelle Hungarian Dance No. 17 in F sharp minor Recorded: 21 January 1936, Studio Albert, Paris with Marcel Gazelle Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77 Recorded: 6-7 September 1957, Berlin Berliner Philharmoniker, Rudolf Kempe Double Concerto for Violin & Cello in A minor, Op. 102 Recorded: 15-16 November 1984, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Paul Tortelier London Philharmonic Orchestra, Paavo Berglund String Sextet No. 1 in B flat major, Op. 18 Recorded: 1-2 September 1963, Abbey Road Studios, London with Robert Masters, Cecil Aronowitz, Ernst Wallfisch, Maurice Gendron, Derek Simpson String Sextet No. 2 in G major, Op. 36 Recorded: 20-21 & 23 December 1964, Abbey Road Studios, London with Robert Masters, Cecil Aronowitz, Ernst Wallfisch, Maurice Gendron, Derek Simpson Hungarian Dance No. 12 in D minor (arr. Joachim) Recorded: 21 March 1938, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Ferguson Webster Horn Trio in E flat major, Op. 40 Recorded: 28-30 July 1966, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Alan Civil, Hephzibah Menuhin | Bruch: | Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26 Recorded: 17-18 & 20-21 December, 1971, Kingsway Hall, London London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26 Recorded: 12 September 1956, Kingsway Hall, London Philharmonia Orchestra, Walter Susskind | Chausson: | Concerto in D major for piano, violin and string quartet, Op. 21 Recorded: 28 November 1954, Salle de l'Ancient Conservatoire, Paris with Louis Kentner, Quatuor Pascal Poème for Violin & Orchestra, Op. 25 Orchestre Symphonique de Paris, George Enescu | Corelli: | Violin Sonata Op. 5 No. 1 in D major (arr. Donington) Recorded: 9-10 November 1978; 11-12 July 1979, Abbey Road Studio, London with George Malcolm, Robert Donington Violin Sonata Op. 5 No. 5 in G minor (arr. Donington) Recorded: 9-10 November 1978; 11-12 July 1979, Abbey Road Studio, London with George Malcolm, Robert Donington Violin Sonata Op. 5 No. 12 in D minor (La folia) (arr. Donington) Recorded: 9-10 November 1978; 11-12 July 1979, Abbey Road Studio, London with George Malcolm, Robert Donington | Debussy: | Préludes - Book 1: No. 8, La fille aux cheveux de lin (arr. Hartmann) Recorded: 21 December 1935, Studio Albert, Paris with Marcel Gazelle Violin Sonata with Jacques Fevrier Sonata for Flute, Viola & Harp Recorded: 11-12 September 1974, Salle Wagram, Paris with Michel Debost, Lili Laskine | Dinicu: | Hora Staccato (arr. Heifetz) Recorded: 14 March 1939, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Hendrik Endt | Dvorak: | Slavonic Dance No. 2 in E minor, Op. 46 No. 2 (arr. Kreisler) Recorded: 22 February 1936, Studio Albert, Paris with Marcel Gazelle Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53 Recorded: 26 & 28 February 1936, Studio Albert, Paris Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, George Enescu | Elgar: | Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 61 Recorded: 14-15 July 1932, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Edward Elgar Violin Sonata in E minor, Op. 82 Recorded: 8 April 1978, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Hephzibah Menuhin | Enescu: | Violin Sonata No. 3 in A minor, Op. 25 'dans le caractère populaire roumain' Recorded: 6 January 1936, Studio Albert, Paris with Hephzibah Menuhin | Falla: | Danse Espagnole (from La Vida Breve) (arr. Kreisler) Recorded: 23 May 1932, Studio Albert, Paris with Artur Balsam | Fauré: | Andante in B flat for Violin and Piano Op. 75 Recorded: 14-15 May & 23 September 1970, Abbey Road Studios, London with Jeremy Menuhin Berceuse, Op. 16 Recorded: 14-15 May & 23 September 1970, Abbey Road Studios, London with Jeremy Menuhin | Franck, C: | Violin Sonata in A major Recorded: 22 May 1955, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Louis Kentner | Gershwin: | Fascinatin' Rhythm (arr. Harris) Recorded: 21-23 May 1975, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Stéphane Grappelli, Instrumental Ensemble, Max Harris Soon Recorded: 21-23 May 1975, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Stéphane Grappelli, Instrumental Ensemble, Max Harris Summertime (from Porgy and Bess) Recorded: 21-23 May 1975, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Stéphane Grappelli, Instrumental Ensemble, Max Harris Nice Work If You Can Get It Recorded: 21-23 May 1975, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Stéphane Grappelli, Instrumental Ensemble, Max Harris Embraceable You Recorded: 21-23 May 1975, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Stéphane Grappelli, Instrumental Ensemble, Max Harris Liza Recorded: 21-23 May 1975, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Stéphane Grappelli, Instrumental Ensemble, Max Harris A Foggy Day (In London Town) Recorded: 28-29 October 1977, EMI Bovema Studios, Heemstede with Stéphane Grappelli, Pierre Michelot, Ronnie Verrell, Laurie Holloway 's Wonderful Recorded: 21-23 May 1975, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Stéphane Grappelli, Instrumental Ensemble, Max Harris The Man I Love Recorded: 28-29 October 1977, EMI Bovema Studios, Heemstede with Stéphane Grappelli, Pierre Michelot, Ronnie Verrell, Laurie Holloway I Got Rhythm (from Girl Crazy & An American in Paris) Recorded: 21-23 May 1975, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Stéphane Grappelli, Instrumental Ensemble, Max Harris He Loves And She Loves (arr. Riddle) Recorded: 15-16 July 1981, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Stéphane Grappelli Instrumental Ensemble, Nelson Riddle They Can't Take That Away From Me Recorded: 15-16 July 1981, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Stéphane Grappelli Instrumental Ensemble, Nelson Riddle They all laughed Recorded: 15-16 July 1981, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Stéphane Grappelli Instrumental Ensemble, Nelson Riddle Funny Face Recorded: 15-16 July 1981, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Stéphane Grappelli Instrumental Ensemble, Nelson Riddle Love Is Here to Stay (arr. Harris) Recorded: 14-15 June 1972, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Stéphane Grappelli Alan Clare Trio Oh, Lady Be Good! (arr. Harris) Recorded: 6 March 1973, Abbey Road Studios, London with Stéphane Grappelli Max Harris | Granados: | Danza española, Op. 37 No. 5 'Andaluza' (arr. Kreisler) Recorded: 21 March 1938, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Ferguson Webster | Grappelli: | Aurore Recorded: 14-15 June 1972 & 6-7 March 1973, Abbey Road Studios, London with Stéphane Grappelli Alan Clare Trio Jermyn Street Recorded: 14-15 June 1972 & 6-7 March 1973, Abbey Road Studios, London with Stéphane Grappelli Alan Clare Trio Alison Recorded: 15-16 July 1981, Abbey Road Studios, London with Stéphane Grappelli, Instrumental Ensemble, Nelson Riddle Amanda Recorded: 15-16 July 1981, Abbey Road Studios, London with Stéphane Grappelli, Instrumental Ensemble, Nelson Riddle | Grieg: | Violin Sonatas Nos. 1-3, Op. 8, 13 & 45 Recorded: 9-11 October 1957, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Robert Levin | Handel: | Violin Concerto Recorded: 1, 5-6 July & 27-28 December 1968, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London Menuhin Festival Orchestra Sonata in A Major for violin and continuo, HWV361, Op. 1 No. 3 Recorded: 5-6 March [1-12]; 25-26 & 28 April [13-24] 1967, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Ambrose Gauntlett, George Malcolm Sonata in E major for violin and continuo, HWV373, Op. 1 No. 15 Recorded: 5-6 March [1-12]; 25-26 & 28 April [13-24] 1967, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Ambrose Gauntlett, George Malcolm Sonata in A major for violin and continuo, HWV372, Op. 1 No. 14 Recorded: 5-6 March [1-12]; 25-26 & 28 April [13-24] 1967, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Ambrose Gauntlett, George Malcolm Sonata in D major for violin and continuo, HWV371, Op. 1 No. 13 Recorded: 5-6 March [1-12]; 25-26 & 28 April [13-24] 1967, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Ambrose Gauntlett, George Malcolm Sonata in F major for violin and continuo, HWV370, Op. 1 No. 12 Recorded: 5-6 March [1-12]; 25-26 & 28 April [13-24] 1967, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Ambrose Gauntlett, George Malcolm Sonata in G minor for violin and continuo, HWV368, Op. 1 No. 10 Recorded: 5-6 March [1-12]; 25-26 & 28 April [13-24] 1967, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Ambrose Gauntlett, George Malcolm Trio Sonata, HWV 393 in G minor Recorded: 4 December 1955, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Gioconda de Vito, John Shinebourne, Raymond Leppard | Haydn: | Violin Concerto No. 1 in C major, Hob.VIIa:1 Recorded: 11 February 1963, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London Bath Festival Orchestra | Kreisler: | Caprice Viennois, Op. 2 Recorded: 6 April 1943, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Marcel Gazelle Tambourin Chinois, Op. 3 Recorded: 31 December 1935, Studio Albert, Paris with Marcel Gazelle Schön Rosmarin Recorded: 21 December 1935, Studio Albert, Paris with Marcel Gazelle Praeludium and Allegro (in the style of Pugnani) Recorded: 21 January 1936, Studio Albert, Paris with Marcel Gazelle La Chasse (The Hunt) in the style of Jean-Baptiste Cartier Recorded: 21 December 1935, Studio Albert, Paris with Marcel Gazelle Sicilienne and Rigaudon (in the style of Francoeur) Recorded: 23 May 1932, Studio Albert, Paris with Artur Balsam Recitative & Scherzo Caprice, Op. 6 Recorded: 14 July 1932, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Marcel Gazelle | Lalo: | Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21 Orchestre Symphonique de Paris, George Enescu Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21 Recorded: 13-14 September 1956, Kingsway Hall, London Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir Eugene Goossens | Martin, F: | Polyptique Recorded: 5-6 September 1974, Victoria Hall, Geneva Menuhin Festival Orchestra & Das Züricher Kammerorchester, Edmond de Stoutz | McHugh: | I can't believe that you're in love with me Recorded: 14-15 June 1972 & 6-7 March 1973, Abbey Road Studios, London with Stéphane Grappelli Alan Clare Trio | Mendelssohn: | Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 Recorded: 15-7 November 1971, Kingsway Hall, London London Symphony Orchestra, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 Recorded: 2 May 1938, Studio Albert, Paris Orchestre Concerts Colonne, George Enescu Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 Recorded: 25-26 May 1952, Jesus Christus Kirche, Berlin Berliner Philharmoniker, Wilhelm Furtwängler Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 Recorded: 30 April 1958, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London Philharmonia Orchestra, Efrem Kurtz | Moszkowski: | Guitare, Op. 45. No. 2 (arr. Sarasate) Recorded: 20 May 1932, Studio Albert, Paris with Artur Balsam | Mozart: | Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K218 Recorded: 6 December 1954, Kingsway Hall, London Philharmonia Orchestra, John Pritchard Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K216 Recorded: 9 December 1935, Studio Albert, Paris Orchestre Symphonique de Paris, George Enescu Violin Concerto No. 7 in D major, KV 271a Recorded: 9 December 1935, Studio Albert, Paris Orchestre Symphonique de Paris, George Enescu Violin Concerto in D major 'Adelaide', KAnh.294a Recorded: 18-19 May 1934, Salle Pleyel, Paris Orchestre Symphonique de Paris, Pierre Monteux Violin Concerto No. 1 in B flat major K207 (cadenzas: Menuhin) Recorded: 4 July & 24 September 1963, Kingsway Hall, London Bath Festival Orchestra Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K216 Recorded: 14 June 1961, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London Bath Festival Orchestra Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K219 'Turkish' Recorded: 26 July 1961, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London Bath Festival Orchestra Violin Concerto No. 2 in D major, K211 (cadenzas: Menuhin) Recorded: 4, 15-16 July 1963, Kingsway Hall, London Bath Festival Orchestra Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K218 (cadenzas: Menuhin) Recorded: 1 July 1962, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London Bath Festival Orchestra Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola & Orchestra in E flat major, K364 Recorded: 2 July 1962, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Rudolf Barshai Bath Festival Orchestra Violin Sonata No. 24 in F major, K376 Recorded: 29 March 1938, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Hephzibah Menuhin Violin Sonata No. 35 in A major, K526 Recorded: 24 June 1933, Salle Pleyel, Paris with Hephzibah Menuhin Violin Sonata No. 17 in C major, K296: Andante sostenuto Recorded: 13 November 1929, Small Queen's Hall, London with Hubert Giesen Violin Sonata No. 18 in G major, K301: Allegro Recorded: 7 May 1938, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Hephzibah Menuhin Violin Sonata No. 26 in B flat major, K378: Andantino Recorded: 7 May 1938, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Yalta Menuhin Divertimento No. 17 in D Major, K334: Minuet & Trio (arr. Emil Kross) Recorded: 15 July 1935, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Gerald Moore Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K218 (cadenzas: Menuhin) Recorded: 31 March 1943, Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Malcolm Sargent Concertone in C for 2 Violins and Orchestra, K190 Recorded: 18 July 1963, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Alberto Lysy, Derek Simpson Bath Festival Orchestra | Nielsen: | Violin Concerto, Op. 33 (FS61) Recorded: 28-29 September, 1952, Copenhagen Danish State Radio Symphony Orchestra, Mogens Wöldike | Novácek, O: | Perpetuum mobile - Concert Caprice Op. 5 No. 4 Recorded: 29 June, 1953, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Gerald Moore Perpetuum mobile - Concert Caprice Op. 5 No. 4 Recorded: 11 December 1930, Studio C, Small Queen's Hall, London with Hubert Giesen | Paganini: | Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 6 Recorded: 18 May 1934, Studio Albert, Paris Orchestre Symphonique de Paris, Pierre Monteux Violin Concerto No. 2 in B minor, Op. 7 'La Campanella' Recorded: 11 December 1930, Studio C, Small Queen's Hall, London with Hubert Giesen Introduction & Variations on 'Dal tuo stellato soglio' from Rossini's 'Mosé in Egitto', MS23 (Op. 24) Recorded: 21 March 1938, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Ferguson Webster Moto perpetuo, Op. 11, MS 72 Recorded: 28 September 1934, Studio Albert, Paris with Marcel Gazelle Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 6 in G minor Recorded: 21 February 1936, Studio Albert, Paris with George Enescu Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 9 in E major 'The Hunt' Recorded: 21 January 1936, Studio Albert, Paris Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 13 in B flat major Recorded: 21 January 1936, Studio Albert, Paris Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 20 in D major Recorded: 21 January 1936, Studio Albert, Paris Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 23 in E flat major Recorded: 21 January 1936, Studio Albert, Paris Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 24 in A minor Recorded: 20 & 23 May 1932, Studio Albert, Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 6 Recorded: 21-22 May 1955, No.1 Studio, Abbey Rod, London London Symphony Orchestra, Anatole Fistoulari | Panufnik, A: | Violin Concerto Recorded: 5 January 1975, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road,, London Menuhin Festival Orchestra, Sir Andrzej Panufnik | Poulenc: | Violin Sonata, FP 119 Recorded: 22 & 25 November 1971, Salle Wagram, Paris with Jacques Fevrier | Prokofiev: | Violin Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 80 with Marcel Gazelle Recorded: 30 September & 1 October 1948, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London | Purcell: | 4-part Sonnata No. 9 in F major - 'Called for its excellence the Golden Sonata' Z810 3-part Sonnata No. 8 in G major - Z797 Recorded: 22, 25, 28 June; 2 July; 15 December 1964, Abbey Road Studios, London with Alberto Lysy, Robert Masters, Cecil Aronowitz, Walter Gerhard, Derek Simpson, Ambrose Gauntlett, Roy Jesson Fantasia No. 4 in G minor Recorded: 22, 25, 28 June; 2 July; 15 December 1964, Abbey Road Studios, London with Alberto Lysy, Robert Masters, Cecil Aronowitz, Walter Gerhard, Derek Simpson, Ambrose Gauntlett, Roy Jesson Fantazia 8 in D minor, Z. 739 Recorded: 22, 25, 28 June; 2 July; 15 December 1964, Abbey Road Studios, London with Alberto Lysy, Robert Masters, Cecil Aronowitz, Walter Gerhard, Derek Simpson, Ambrose Gauntlett, Roy Jesson Sonata in 3 parts in G minor, No. 6 Recorded: 22, 25, 28 June; 2 July; 15 December 1964, Abbey Road Studios, London with Alberto Lysy, Robert Masters, Cecil Aronowitz, Walter Gerhard, Derek Simpson, Ambrose Gauntlett, Roy Jesson Sonata in 3 parts in C, No. 2 Recorded: 22, 25, 28 June; 2 July; 15 December 1964, Abbey Road Studios, London with Alberto Lysy, Robert Masters, Cecil Aronowitz, Walter Gerhard, Derek Simpson, Ambrose Gauntlett, Roy Jesson Fantazia 7 in C minor, Z. 738 Recorded: 22, 25, 28 June; 2 July; 15 December 1964, Abbey Road Studios, London with Alberto Lysy, Robert Masters, Cecil Aronowitz, Walter Gerhard, Derek Simpson, Ambrose Gauntlett, Roy Jesson Fantazia Upon One Note in F major, Z. 745 Recorded: 22, 25, 28 June; 2 July; 15 December 1964, Abbey Road Studios, London with Alberto Lysy, Robert Masters, Cecil Aronowitz, Walter Gerhard, Derek Simpson, Ambrose Gauntlett, Roy Jesson | Ravel: | Vocalise-étude en forme de habanera Recorded: 6 April 1943, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Marcel Gazelle Tzigane Recorded: 20 & 23 May 1932, Studio Albert, Paris with Artur Balsam Piano Trio in A minor Recorded: 12 July 1960, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Gaspar Cassadó, Louis Kentner | Rimsky Korsakov: | Flight of the Bumble Bee (arr. Hartmann) Recorded: 23 May 1932, Studio Albert, Paris with Artur Balsam | Saint-Saëns: | Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor, Op. 61 Recorded: 2-3 July 1953, Kingsway Hall, London London Symphony Orchestra, Gaston Poulet Introduction & Rondo capriccioso, Op. 28 Recorded: 14 September 1957, Kingsway Hall, London Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir Eugene Goossens Havanaise, Op. 83 Recorded: 14 August 1957, Kingsway Hall, London Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir Eugene Goossens | Sarasate: | Caprice Basque, Op. 24 Recorded: 21 December 1935, Studio Albert, Paris with Marcel Gazelle Danza Española No. 1: Malagueña, Op. 21, No. 1 Recorded: 14 March 1939, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Hendrik Endt Danza Española No. 2: Habanera, Op. 21, No. 2 Recorded: 21 December 1935, Studio Albert, Paris with Marcel Gazelle Danza Española No. 3: Romanza Andaluza, Op. 22, No. 1 Recorded: 28 November 1934, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Marcel Gazelle Danza Española No. 6: Zapateado, Op. 23, No. 2 Recorded: 21 January 1936, Studio Albert, Paris with Marcel Gazelle | Schubert: | Rondo brillant in B minor, D895 (Op. 70) Recorded: 6 May 1938, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Hephzibah Menuhin Ave Maria, D839 (arr. Menuhin) Recorded: 6 April 1943, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Marcel Gazelle Piano Trio No. 1 in B flat major, D898 Recorded: 31 May & 22 July [1-4] & 29-31 May & 22-23 July [5] 1968, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Maurice Gendron, Hephzibah Menuhin Notturno in E flat major for piano trio, D897 (Op. post.148) Recorded: 31 May & 22 July [1-4] & 29-31 May & 22-23 July [5] 1968, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Maurice Gendron, Hephzibah Menuhin Fantasie in C major for violin and piano, D934 Recorded: 22-23 April 1958, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Louis Kentner Piano Trio No. 2 in E flat major, D929 Recorded: 30 & 31 May 1968, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Maurice Gendron, Hephzibah Menuhin Piano Trio movement in B flat major, D28 Recorded: 30 & 31 May 1968, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Maurice Gendron, Hephzibah Menuhin | Sibelius: | Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 Recorded: 20 June 1955, Kingsway Hall, London London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult | Spohr: | Duet for two violins, Op. 67 No. 3 Recorded: 4 & 6 December 1955, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Gioconda de Vito Duet for two violins, Op. 67 No. 2 Recorded: 4 & 6 December 1955, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Gioconda de Vito | Szymanowski: | Nocturne & Tarantella, Op. 28 with Marcel Gazelle Recorded: 21 December 1935, Studio Albert, Paris | Tchaikovsky: | Swan Lake, Op. 20 (excerpts) Recorded: 12 March; 25 & 30 April 1958, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London Philharmonia Orchestra, Efrem Kurtz Sérénade Mélancolique for Violin & Orchestra in B minor, Op. 26 Recorded: 18 February 1959, Kingsway Hall, London Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66 (excerpts) Recorded: 22 April 1959, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London Philharmonia Orchestra, Efrem Kurtz | Tippett: | Fantasia Concertante on a Theme of Corelli Recorded: 22-23 October 1964, Kingsway Hall, London with Robert Masters, Derek Simpson Bath Festival Orchetra, Sir Michael Tippett | Vaughan Williams: | Violin Concerto in D minor 'Concerto Accademico' Recorded: 18 February 1952, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult Violin Sonata in A minor Recorded: 5 October 1978, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Hephzibah Menuhin | Vieuxtemps: | Violin Concerto No. 4 in D, Op. 31 Recorded: 11 May 1951, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London Philharmonia Orchestra, Walter Susskind Violin Concerto No. 5 in A minor, Op. 37 Recorded: 71 December 1954, Kingsway Hall, London Philharmonia Orchestra, Anatole Fistoulari | Viotti: | Duo for 2 violins in G major Recorded: 6 December 1955, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Gioconda de Vito | Vivaldi: | The Four Seasons: Summer, RV315 Recorded: 10-11 April 1982, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London Polish Chamber Orchestra, Jerzy Maksymiuk The Four Seasons Recorded: 29 & 30 December 1979, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Paul Cocker Camerata Lysy Gstaad, Alberto Lysy Concerto, Op. 3 No. 11 'Con due Violini e Violoncello obligato', RV 565 Recorded: 28 & 30 December 1985, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Alberto Lysy, Eduardo Vassallo, Jeffrey Gilliam Camerata Lysy Gstaad Cello Concerto in A minor, RV420 Recorded: 28 & 30 December 1985, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Alberto Lysy, Jeffrey Gilliam Camerata Lysy Gstaad Concerto, Op. 3 No. 1 'Con quattro Violini obligati', RV 549 Recorded: 28 & 30 December 1985, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Alberto Lysy, Hu Kun, Mi-Kyung Lee, Jeffrey Gilliam Camerata Lysy Gstaad Violin Concerto, Op. 8 No. 10 in B flat major, RV362 'La Caccia' Recorded: 10-11 April 1982, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London Polish Chamber Orchestra, Jerzy Maksymiuk | Walton: | Violin Sonata Recorded: 8 May 1950, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Louis Kentner Violin Concerto (revised version) Recorded: 12-15 July 1969, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London London Symphony Orchestra, Sir William Walton Viola Concerto (revised version) Recorded: 9-11 October 1968, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London New Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir William Walton | Wieniawski: | Légende in G minor, Op. 17 Recorded: 2 May 1938, Studio Albert, Paris Orchestre Concerts Colonne, George Enescu Légende in G minor, Op. 17 Recorded: 24 February 1964, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London Philharmonia Orchestra, John Pritchard Souvenir de Moscou, Op. 6 (arr. Sarasate) Recorded: 21 January 1936, Studio Albert, Paris with Marcel Gazelle | Williamson: | Violin Concerto Recorded: 14-16 January 1971, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road,, London London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult |
This set of 50 CDs contains some of Sir Yehudi Menuhin's most celebrated EMI recordings, made during the 70-year period that he recorded for the Company, and commemorates the tenth anniversary of his death on 12 March 1999. Arguably the best-known classical musician of the 20th century, Yehudi Menuhin was born on 22 April 1916 in New York City. In 1918 his family moved to San Francisco where he had his first violin lessons, aged four, with Sigmund Anker. At seven he gave his first public performance accompanied by his then teacher, Louis Persinger. A year later, in 1925, he gave his first full-length recital, also with Persinger. 1926 saw him make his New York début and later that year he gave a performance of Lalo's Symphonie espagnole with the San Francisco Orchestra. In 1927, at the age of ten, Menuhin made his European début in Paris playing with the Lamoureux Orchestra under Paul Paray. Back in New York he gave his first concerto concert with the New York Symphony Orchestra under Fritz Busch and in 1928 he made his first recording for the Victor Company. 1929 was equally eventful for the young Menuhin: he was given a Stradivarius violin; made his Berlin début with the Berlin Philharmonic under Bruno Walter; began studies with Adolf Busch; he gave his début in London and made his first HMV recording. In 1931 Menuhin made his first concerto recording, Bruch Concerto No.1 in London for HMV and in 1932, at the age of 16, he made what was to become one of the most iconic classical recordings of all time when he went to EMI's new Abbey Road Studios to record the Elgar Concerto with the composer and the London Symphony Orchestra. This event put Menuhin firmly on the international map as one of the great violin virtuosi of the century and he continued to be a prolific recording artist for EMI, both as violinist and conductor, for the rest of his long career. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Liszt: | O quand je dors (Hugo), S282 Enfant, si j'étais roi (Hugo), S283 Gastibelza Comment, disaient-ils (Hugo), S276 Im Rhein, im schönen Strome, S272 Die Lorelei Die Vätergruft, S.281 Sonetti di Petrarca (3) for voice & piano, S270 Go not, happy day Gebet, S265 Morgens steh ich auf und frage, S290 Ein Fichtenbaum steht einsam, S309 Du bist wie eine Blume Wie singt die Lerche schon. S. 312 Blume und Duft Und wir dachten der Toten Über allen Gipfeln ist Ruh (Wandrers Nachtlied II), S.306 |
Perhaps stemming from his years touring Europe as a virtuoso pianist or from his later émigré life in Paris, Franz Liszt's choice of song texts reflect his 'polyglot' attraction to the 19th Century literature and culture of many different countries, shown in these settings of French, German, Italian, English, Russian and Hungarian words. “The 20 songs recorded here cover a vast range of language and expression… Burnside is a faultless guide along this journey, exhibiting power when required but never forcing either tone or pace; and his pianissimo playing reminds me of Gerald Moore's… The singing too is exemplary, with Rebecca Evans's floated high notes things of exquisite beauty.” BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2009 ***** “The Three Sonnets are sung by Rebecca Evans - surprisingly, perhaps, but very beautifully. …her soft high tones, as in the last phrase of the first sonnet, are magically poised. Kennedy, too, is at his best, masterly indeed in "Die Loreley". Burnside himself, presiding spirit throughout, accompanies expertly.” Gramophone Magazine, October 2009 | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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Fabio di Casola (clarinet) Chamber Philharmonic of St Petersburg, Juri Gilbo For his third album for Sony Classical Fabio di Càsola has recorded works by Carl Maria von Weber, accompanied by the Chamber Philharmonic of St. Petersburg under the baton of its principal conductor Juri Gilbo. Weber came to know and love the clarinet through his friendship with Heinrich Baermann, a famous clarinettist of his day. The three most important works dedicated to Baermann are brought together on this CD: the two Clarinet Concertos and the Clarinet Quintet, which is to be heard on our recording in a version for clarinet and string orchestra. “…Fabio di Càsola's performances are dazzling and Juri Gilbo's persuasive partnership in slow movements is romantic in the best Weberian operatic style. The twirly-whirly Menuetto capriccio of the arranged Quintet is deliciously done, and the closing gioioso is wonderfully infectious.” Gramophone Magazine, October 2009 | | | Usually despatched in 8 - 10 working days. |
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Saint-Saens was himself an excellent pianist, so many of his chamber works feature the piano. The Mozart Piano Quartet was founded in 2000 and is now one of the leading piano quartets in the world. “The Mozart Piano Quartet provide these works with enthusiastic advocacy and MDG’s sound is a model of clarity and natural balance….” Gramophone Magazine “The Mozart Piano Quartet play both quartets with considerable élan, evoking the spirit of their namesake in Saint-Saëns's beautifully balanced, often gossamer textures. Where power is required, though… they respond with assurance. …a splendid disc.” Gramophone Magazine, October 2009 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Ondine is delighted to present 22-year-old, New York-born violist David Aaron Carpenter’s debut recording. This will be the first of several recordings under a recent agreement between Ondine and the artist. David Aaron Carpenter has been the protégé of several major international musical figures, such as Pinchas Zukerman, Yuri Bashmet and Christoph Eschenbach. David Aaron Carpenter has recently emerged as one of the world’s most promising young talents, winning, in 2006, the prestigious Walter E. Naumburg Viola Competition and being the 2007 protégé for The Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative, the youngest in this mentorship programme’s history. David Aaron Carpenter adapted much of the Elgar Concerto himself, using the well-known and Elgar-sanctioned arrangement by Lionel Tertis as his basis. Ondine shares in David Aaron Carpenter’s mission to focus attention on the viola as a great solo string instrument in its own right. “It has been many years since I heard such a phenomenal talent as David Aaron Carpenter. He combines an endless imagination with a staggering technique, and making music together with him is a true joy.” Christoph Eschenbach “…Lionel Tertis's… transcription of Elgar's Cello Concerto in 1929. …been overhauled by Carpenter… Carpenter gives a commandingly articulate display, and the Philharmonia are on immaculately scrubbed form under Christoph Eschenbach's thoughtful lead. ...the powerful Schnittke Concerto... is an excitingly intrepid and deeply sincere creation, as provocative in its wild extremes of mood as it is intriguing in its fruitful juxtaposition of old and new. ...Carpenter plays with superlative assurance and magnetic conviction... an impressive and bold debut.” Gramophone Magazine, October 2009 “I wasn’t expecting the breadth of the concerto’s opening to be as successfully captured, not just in Carpenter’s plangent, vocal sound, but with the intimate warmth of the Philharmonia, and Christoph Eschenbach’s effortless accompaniment...but it’s the stunning conviction and searing performance of the Schnittke that’s going to keep me returning to this one” Charlotte Gardner, bbc.co.uk, 14th September 2007 “There's a huge amount to admire in his playing - the feather-light agility, the sumptuous tone, the generous phrasing” The Guardian, 21st August 2009 *** | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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Verdi: Messa Da Requiem, Requiem - Requiem
