Ex. VAT prices will be applied automatically for non-EU delivery addresses. See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Wagner - The Great Operas from the Bayreuth FestivalContaining the classic Nilsson/Windgassen/ Böhm complete Ring Cycle and legendary Tristan und Isolde, Sawallisch's famous Tannhäuser, Lohengrin and Der Fliegende Hollander + the Levine Parsifal and Varviso Meistersinger..
Wagner: | Das Rheingold Theo Adam, Annelies Burmeister, Wolfgang Windgassen, Erwin Wohlfahrt, Gustav Neidlinger, Anja Silja, Hermin Esser, Gerd Nienstedt, Vera Soukupová, Martti Talvela, Kurt Böhme, Dorothea Siebert, Helga Dernesch, Ruth Hesse Karl Böhm Die Walküre James King, Leonie Rysanek, Birgit Nilsson, Theo Adam, Annelies Burmeister, Gerd Nienstedt, Daniza Mastilovic, Liane Synek, Helga Dernesch, Gertraud Hopf, Sona Cervená, Annelies Burmeister, Elisabeth Schärtel, Sieglinde Wagner Karl Böhm Siegfried Wolfgang Windgassen, Theo Adam, Birgit Nilsson, Erwin Wohlfahrt, Gustav Neidlinger, Vera Soukupová, Martti Talvela, Erika Köth Karl Böhm Tannhäuser Wolfgang Windgassen, Eberhard Wächter, Gerhard Stolze, Franz Crass, Georg Paskuda, Gerd Nienstedt, Anja Silja, Grace Bumbry, Else-Margrete Gardelli Wolfgang Sawallisch Götterdämmerung Birgit Nilsson, Wolfgang Windgassen, Josef Greindl, Gustav Neidlinger, Thomas Stewart, Ludmila Dvoráková, Martha Mödl, Dorothea Siebert, Helga Dernesch, Sieglinde Wagner, Marga Höffgen, Annelies Burmeister, Anja Silja Karl Böhm Der fliegende Holländer Franz Crass, Anja Silja, Fritz Uhl, Josef Greindl Wolfgang Sawallisch Tristan und Isolde Wolfgang Windgassen, Birgit Nilsson, Christa Ludwig, Martti Talvela, Eberhard Waechter, Claude Heater, Erwin Wohlfahrt, Gerd Nienstedt, Peter Schreier Karl Böhm Lohengrin Jess Thomas, Anja Silja, Astrid Varnay, Ramon Vinay, Franz Crass, Tom Krause Wolfgang Sawallisch Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg Karl Ridderbusch, Jean Cox, Hannelore Bode, Hans Sotin, Klaus Hirte, Frieder Stricker, Anna Reynolds, Gerd Nienstedt, Heribert Steinbach Silvio Varviso Parsifal Peter Hofmann, Waltraud Meier, Hans Sotin, Simon Estes, Franz Mazura, Matti Salminen James Levine |
Chor und Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele Speical Limited Edition while stocks last only | 
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Lawrence Zazzo, Nuria Rial, Geraldine McGreevy, Tim Mead, David Wilson-Johnson & Curtis Streetman Chamber Orchestra of Basel, Paul Goodwin Riccardo Primo is one of Handel’s unjustly neglected operas, musically speaking it is undoubtedly one of his finest. The plot of the opera is based around the eponymous hero, King Richard Lionheart, who is on his way to Jerusalem to fight in the Crusades. The premiere of the opera took place on November 11, 1727 at the King's Theatre in London to celebrate the coronation of King George II, and then was not performed again until 1964 | 
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| |  | Emerson String Quartet plays Bach Fugues
Fugues from the Well-Tempered Clavier for 4 and 5 voices arranged by Emanuel Aloys Förster [1748–1823] and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart [1756–1791], K. 405* BOOK I · ERSTES BUCH · PREMIER LIVRE [1] Fuga I a 4 voci BWV 846 [2] Fuga V a 4 voci BWV 850 [3] Fuga XII a 4 voci BWV 857 [4] Fuga XIV a 4 voci BWV 859 [5] Fuga XVI a 4 voci BWV 861 [6] Fuga XVII a 4 voci BWV 862 [7] Fuga XVIII a 4 voci BWV 863 [8] Fuga XX a 4 voci BWV 865 [9] Fuga XXIII a 4 voci BWV 868 [10] Fuga XXIV a 4 voci BWV 869 BOOK II · ZWEITES BUCH · DEUXIÈME LIVRE [11] Fuga II a 4 voci BWV 871* [12] Fuga V a 4 voci BWV 874* [13] Fuga VII a 4 voci BWV 876* [14] Fuga VIII a 4 voci BWV 877* [15] Fuga IX a 4 voci BWV 878* [16] Fuga XVI a 4 voci BWV 885 [17] Fuga XVII a 4 voci BWV 886 [18] Fuga XXII a 4 voci BWV 891 [19] Fuga XXIII a 4 voci BWV 892 from BOOK I with Da-Hong Seetoo, 2nd violin [20] Fuga IV a 5 voci BWV 849 [21] Fuga XXII a 5 voci BWV 867
Following its most successful recording, The Art of Fugue, the Emerson Quartet again dedicates its mastery to the music of J.S. Bach. The quartet, which celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2007, presents the world-premiere recording of the four-part fugues from the famous Well-Tempered Clavier as arranged for string quartet by Mozart and his contemporary, the Austrian composer Emanuel Aloys Förster | “In the Art of Fugue, the Emerson String Quartet left an overall impression of intelligence and beauty. It is hard to go higher.” (New York Sun |
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| |  | Steve Reich & Philip Glass
Ransom Wilson London Chamber Orchestra, Christopher Warren-Green & Michael Tilson-Thomas Minimalism was originally the word used to describe certain movements in the visual arts and design of the immediate post World War II period. Then, from the 60s, its use was extended to take in new developments in music, most notably in American concert music and specifically that of La Monte Young, Terry Riley, Steve Reich and Philip Glass. Musical minimalism relies on repetition, insistent rhythm and gradual transformation. Basically tonal in outlook minimalism can be seen as a reaction against European serialism. | 
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City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & London Chamber Orchestra, Simon Rattle & Christopher Warren-Green Born 15 February 1947, John Adams is one of America's most esteemed composers. Although his musical roots were in minimalism he has, like most other composers from that school, developed an orchestral and harmonic style that uses the rhythmic vitality of minimalism combined with a romantic accessibility.This CD is a wonderful introduction to Adams's music: it includes the light-hearted Grand Pianola Music of 1982; Shaker Loops, the last three movements of which have been used in a video game, and the spectacular and exciting Short Ride in a Fast Machine, which is exactly what it is! | 
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Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra & London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn & Leonard Slatkin | 
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Marni Nixon, John McCabe & Henry Herford Ensemble Modern, Ingo Metzmacher | 
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Bruce Hubbard The Orchestra of St. Luke's, Dallas Symphony Orchestra & Orquestra Filharmónica de la Cuidad de Mexic, Dennis Russell Davies, Eduardo Mata & Enrique Bátiz The music of Aaron Copland (1900-1990) is almost every music-lover's introduction to what might be called American 'classical' music. Either through the picture postcard that is El Salón Mexico or the fresh-faced innocence of the ballet Appalachian Spring, Copland is able to capture in sound the wide open spaces, the melodic freshness and rhythmic vitality that, to most European ears, has come to epitomise American music. | 
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| |  | The Very Best of Anne-Sophie Mutter
Bach, J S: | Violin Concerto No. 2 in E major, BWV1042 Leslie Pearson (harpsichord) English Chamber Orchestra, Salvatore Accardo Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV1043 Salvatore Accardo (violin), Leslie Pearson (harpsichord) English Chamber Orchestra, Salvatore Accardo Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, BWV1041 Leslie Pearson (harpsichord) English Chamber Orchestra, Salvatore Accardo | Massenet: | Meditation (from Thais) Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan | Mozart: | Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K218 Philharmonia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti | Sarasate: | Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20 Orchestre National de France, Seiji Ozawa | Vivaldi: | The Four Seasons: Autumn, RV293 Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan |
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| |  | The Essential Vaughan Williams
Vaughan Williams: | The Lark Ascending Hugh Bean (violin) New Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult Linden Lea words by William Barnes) Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano) & Gerald Moore (piano) Fantasia on Greensleeves Sinfonia of London, Sir John Barbirolli Silent Noon Ian Bostridge (tenor) & Julius Drake (piano) English Folk Song Suite (orch. Gordon Jacob) London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult Songs of Travel Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor) & David Willison (piano) Serenade to Music Norma Burrowes, Sheila Armstrong, Susan Longfield, Marie Hayward (soprano), Alfreda Hodgson, Gloria Jennings, Shirley Minty, Meriel Dickinson (contralto), Ian Partridge, Bernard Dickerson, Wynford Evans, Kenneth Bowen (tenor), Richard Angas, John Carol Case, John Noble & Christopher Keyte (bass) London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult On Wenlock Edge Ian Partridge (tenor), Hugh Bean & Frances Mason (violin), Christopher Wellington (viola), Eileen Croxford (cello) & David Parkhouse (piano) Music Group of London Rhosymedre Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields, Sir Neville Marriner Five Mystical Songs John Shirley-Quirk (baritone) English Chamber Orchestra, Sir David Willcocks Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis Sinfonia of London, Sir John Barbirolli The Wasps Overture London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult Loch Lomond Ian Partridge (tenor) London Madrigal Singers, Christopher Bishop Ca' the Yowes Ian Partridge (tenor) London Madrigal Singers, Christopher Bishop Five Variants of ‘Dives and Lazarus' Jacques Orchestra, Sir David Willcocks O Taste and See James Lancelot (organ) & Ivan Sharpe (treble) Winchester Cathedral Choir, Martin Neary Job - A Masque for Dancing London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult Bushes and Briars Baccholian Singers of London Wassail Song Baccholian Singers of London For all the saints (Sine nomine) John Scott Whiteley (organ) York Minster Choir, Philip Moore The truth sent from above hoir of King’s College, Cambridge, David Willcocks Little town of Bethlehem (Forest Green) The Lamb Ian Partridge (tenor) & Janet Craxton (oboe) Scherzo from Symphony No. 7 'Sinfonia antartica' London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult Orpheus With His Lute (first setting) David Daniels (countertenor) & Martin Katz (piano) Mass in G minor – Kyrie John Eaton (treble), Nigel Perrin (alto), Robin Doveton (tenor) & David van Asch (bass) Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, Sir David Willcocks The blessed Son of God Bach Choir, Sir David Willcocks Come down, O Love divine (trans. R. F. Littledale – v.4 arr. Williamson) Thomas Williamson (organ) All people that on earth do dwell (William Kethe – Louis Bourgeois arr. RVW; version for brass ensemble and organ by Roy Douglas) Benjamin Bayl (organ) Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury |
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