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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | William Schuman: Violin Concerto
“The rediscovery here is the William Schuman Violin Concerto. The work is in two substantial movements both showing Schuman's own kind of exuberant energy with brass and percussion as well as a special mystical stillness in soft music.
The soloist plunges in right at the start of the first movement; there's an oasis of calm at and then a sprawling cadenza of nearly three minutes.
The second movement has an aggressive start which clears the way for the delayed entry of the soloist. Again there's lyrical rapture as well as fireworks and – another Schuman fingerprint – a fugato. Philip Quint, the Russian-born American violinist, make his recorded début here. It's a very capable performance in every way – look out for him again.
Schuman's New England Triptych, based on three hymns by the first prominent American pioneer-composer, William Billings, is one of his most familiar pieces, well represented on CD. The Variations on 'America' – sending up the USA, royalty or both – ensures that this useful Schuman package ends with a good laugh.” Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 “[The Violin Concerto] is altogether a splendidly rewarding work, given a first-rate performance here by Philip Quint and the strongly involved Bournemouth players under Serebrier. They are no less persuasive in the New England Triptych, a folksy, immediately communicative work. First-class recording in an attractively spacious acoustic.” Penguin Guide, 2011 edition | | | (also available to download from $6.00) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | A Musical Journey: SwitzerlandA Musical Visit to the Canton of Ticino (Tessin)
The Places The Canton of Ticino (German Tessin) is the only Swiss canton to have Italian as its official language. It is bounded on three sides by Italy and boasts spectacular mountain scenery, with waterfalls, rivers and lakes. The capital of the canton is now Bellinzona, but was earlier shared with Locarno and Lugano. A feature of the landscape lies in the great lakes that are within its territory, including part of Lago Maggiore, into which the Ticino and Maggia flow. The Music Robert Schumann was born in 1810 in Saxony, studied in Leipzig, lived in Dresden and, in 1850 moved to Düsseldorf as director of music to the city. He died in 1856, after a severe mental breakdown, from which he never recovered. In 1840, in spite of the objections of her father, he had married the young pianist Clara Wieck, daughter of his former teacher. It was particularly after his marriage that he turned his attention to larger scale compositions, of which his Piano Concerto is an example, inspired by his wife. The other work heard here, the Intermezzi, Op. 4, dates from an earlier period, devoted in particular to the composition of shorter piano pieces, when a career as a pianist still seemed possible for him. Video Format • NTSC / Colour / 4:3 Audio Format • DTS 5.1 / Dolby Digital 5.1 / PCM Stereo 2.0 Region Coding • No Region Coding | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Brahms: Four Hand Piano Music, Volume 16All arranged by Brahms
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| |  | Cello Recital: Hai-Ye Ni
Helene Jeanney (piano), Hai Ye Ni (cello) | | | (also available to download from $6.00) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Concertos for Four Horns
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| |  | Easy Listening Piano Classics: Schumann
CD 1: Arabeske in C major op 18 Album für die Jugend op 68 nos 1-5 Fantasiestück op 12 no 1 Des Abends, Waldszenen op 82 (excerpts) Album für die Jugend op 68 nos 6, 8, 10, 14 & 15 Romanze op 28 no 2 Einfach Kinderszenen op 15 nos 1, 2, 4 & 5 Fantasie op 17 – III Langsam getragen Album für die Jugend op 68 nos 24, 26, 28, 30 & 35 Piano Sonata no 1 op 11 – II Aria CD 1 playing time 65 minutes CD 2: Carnaval op 9 (excerpts) Album für die Jugend op 68 nos 20-22 Kinderszenen op 15 nos 7, 8, 10 & 12 Piano Sonata no 2 op 22 – II Andantino Davidsbündlertänze op 6 (excerpts) Bunte Blätter op 99 Stücklein no 1 Albumblatt no 3 Symphonic Etudes op 13 (excerpts) Fantasiestück op 12 no 3 Warum? Abegg Variations op 1 CD 2 playing time 63 minutes
Naxos’ Easy-Listening Piano Classics presents a delightful range of music from Baroque masterpieces to beautiful works of the Classic and Romantic eras, as well as Impressionist classics, specially selected for discerning listeners to enjoy at home or work, while relaxing, entertaining or travelling. Featuring some of the fi nest pianists from Naxos’s extensive roster, these 2-CD albums are both an excellent introduction to the piano repertoire and delightful listening for the connoisseur. • Fresh Contemporary Packaging With Lifestyle Focus. • The World’s Greatest Keyboard Music Programmed To Create Relaxing And Romantic Moods. • All Recordings Have Been Dynamically Equalised – Perfect For Background Music Listening. • Ideal For Doctors’ Offices, Hotels & Restaurants. | | | (also available to download from $10.75) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Great Cellists - Piatigorsky
Cui: | Orientale, Op. 50 No. 9 | Granados: | Goyescas (opera): Intermezzo | Rachmaninov: | Vocalise, Op. 34 No. 14 | Rimsky Korsakov: | Song of the Hindu Guest (from Sadko) | Rubinstein: | Melody in F major, Op. 3 No. 1 Romance in E flat major, Op. 44 No. 1 'The Night' | Saint-Saëns: | Le carnaval des animaux: Le Cygne Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33 RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner | Schubert: | Moments Musicaux, D780: No. 3 in F minor | Schumann: | Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129 London Philharmonic Orchestra, John Barbirolli | Tchaikovsky: | Chanson triste, Op. 40 No. 2 Valse sentimentale, Op. 51 No. 6 | Weber: | Rondo |
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| |  | Great Pianists - Moiseiwitsch 1
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| |  | Great Pianists - Walter GiesekingConcerto Recordings Vol. 1
Recorded 1932-1942 | | | (also available to download from $9.00) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Great Pianists - Women at the Piano Volume 2An Anthology of Historic Performances
Bach, J S: | Prelude and Fugue No. 36 in F minor Elsie Hall | Bartók: | Romanian Folk Dances for piano, Sz. 56, BB 68 Lili Kraus | Chopin: | Impromptu No. 4 in C sharp minor, Op. 66 'Fantaisie-Impromptu' Irene Scharrer | Couperin, F: | Pièces de clavecin III: Ordre 18ème in F major: Le Tic-Toc-Choc ou Les Maillotins Kathleen Long | Dohnányi: | Rhapsody No. 3 in C major, Op. 11 No. 3 Johanne Amalie Stockmarr | Garreta: | Sardana Blanche Selva | Goossens: | The Hurdy-Gurdy Man Claudette Sorel | Gould, John: | Boogie Woogie Etude Leah Effenbach | Hummel, J: | Rondo for piano in E flat major, Op. 11 Lubka Kolessa | Ibert: | Le petit âne blanc (from Histoires) France Marguerite Ellegaard | Lecuona: | Suite Andalucía: Malagueña Olga Samaroff | Liszt: | Étude d'exécution transcendante d'après Paganini, S. 140 No. 6 Marie-Aimée Warrot Concert Paraphrase on Rigoletto, S.434 after Verdi's opera Raie Da Costa Spinnerlied aus Der fliegende Holländer S440 Galina Werschenska | Rachmaninov: | Barcarolle in G minor. Op. 10 No. 3 Madeleine de Valmalète | Schumann: | Aufschwung, Op. 12, No. 2 Ania Dorfmann | Scriabin: | Étude Op. 8 No. 10 in D flat major Muriel Kerr | Villa-Lobos: | Chôros No. 5 'Alma Brasileira' for piano Ellen Ballon | Vogrich: | Staccato Caprice in F sharp major Yolanda Merö | Weber: | Perpetuum Mobile (Rondo from Piano Sonata in C major, Op. 24) Ginette Doyen |
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