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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | René Pape - Gods, Kings and Demons
Rene Pape’s solo debut for DG gives an overview of the roles that have made his career plus a few rarities.. Accompanied by the Dresden Staatskapelle under Sebastian Weigle, Pape performs his signature piece: King Mark’s monologue from Tristan und Isolde, as well as arias from Gounod’s Faust (the role of Méphistophélès), Mussorgsky’s Boris Godunov and wonderful arias of the rarely performed Demon (Rubinstein) among others. “René Pape is an artist who thrills his audiences with charisma, intelligence and a one-in-a-million voice.” (Opera News) The operatic roles on this album have to a large extend been performed by Pape to the highest critical acclaim in the world’s major opera houses, from the Metropolitan Opera to the Berlin Staatsoper. As Pape’s first solo recording and his DG solo debut, this album is long overdue and is eagerly awaited not only by the music press but also by the singer’s international fan base. “Very welcome on this recording… are less usual arias from Mefestofele… and Dvorák's Rusalka… with brisk support provided throughout by the Dresden Saatskapelle and Staatsopernchor under the direction of Sebastian Weigle, this is a fine showcase.” BBC Music Magazine, November 2008 **** “Probably the premier basso cantante of our time, René Pape is a good god, a good king and a still better singer…” Gramophone Magazine, December 2008 | | | (Sorry, download not available in your country) | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Erwin Schrott
Uruguayan bass-baritone, Erwin Schrott, joins Decca with a deliciously charismatic, seductive and witty debut album. This album showcases his portrayals of some of opera's most famous roles, and which have wowed both audiences and critics across the world's greatest opera houses. Erwin Schrott has astonished audiences and critics across Europe, the US and south America with his sensuous, dark bass-baritone and onstage magnetism. This album shows off Erwin at his best, singing the wide range of roles that have made him famous. His charismatic portrayals have won him global acclaim, and for the Mozart roles in particular he is now first choice at the world's greatest opera houses, including the Met, La Scala, the Royal Opera House and Vienna's Staatsoper. Schrott's debut disc is the perfect disc to showcase his distinctive, chocolatey voice and his wonderful talents for characterisation. Amongst the arias are his favourite Mozart roles as well as repertoire from the great 19th-century opera composers such as Verdi, Meyerbeer, Berlioz, and Gounod. “…has an exceptionally beautiful voice, which he uses to fine effect in some of these arias. Philippe's great aria from Don Carlos is impressive, so is Procida's from Les vêpres siciliennes, and his Berlioz, Gounod and Meyerbeer are striking too.” BBC Music Magazine, August 2008 **** “Here, in all probability, is the basso cantante par excellence missing since the heyday of Samuel Ramey. The fine, resonant voice, wide in range, firm and even in delivery, is at home in a variety of styles.” Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2008 “Schrott is suave and honeyed in the serenades from Don Giovanni and Gounod’s Faust” Sunday Times, 27th July 2008 *** “ Half the disc is devoted to Mozart and the three Da Ponte roles that made Schrott's name...But he often fares better in the quieter, more beguiling moments than in full flow - not usually the case on stage...three arias from Berlioz, Gounod and Meyerbeer bring out the dynamic devil in him.” The Observer, 3rd August 2008 “Schrott knows how to change his voice’s colour, phrase by phrase, sometimes word by word, especially if the word is “Susanna”. As Figaro in the Mozart selections he’s attractively light and dancing; he can also drip with honey (Voici des roses from La Damnation de Faust) and scowl himself black (Meyerbeer’s Bertram, bound for Hell). Intimacy comes as easily, too, as the loud address: Philip’s monologue from Don Carlos (sung in French) conveys with unusual penetration the sense of someone thinking out loud, quiet and fearful.” The Times, 25th July 2008 **** | | | (Sorry, download not available in your country) | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | The Art of Bryn Terfel
Berlioz: | Une puce gentille 'Flea Song' (from La damnation de Faust) Voici des roses (Air de Méphistophélès) | Gurney: | Sleep | Gwynn Williams: | My Little Welsh Home | Handel: | Si, tra i ceppi (from Berenice) Te Deum in D major 'Dettingen', HWV283: Vouchsafe, O Lord | Hughes, J: | Guide me, O thou great Redeemer (Cwm Rhondda) | Loewe, F: | Paint Your Wagon: They Call the Wind Maria | Mahler: | In diesem Wetter, in diesem Braus (Kindertotenlieder) | Mendelssohn: | Lord God of Abraham (Elijah) | Mozart: | Non piu andrai, farfallone amoroso (from Le Nozze di Figaro) Il core vi dono (from Così fan tutte) Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen (from Die Zauberflöte) Io ti lascio, oh cara, addio, KAnh. 245 | Puccini: | Tre sbirri...Una carozza...Presto 'Te Deum' (from Tosca) | Quilter: | Go, lovely Rose, Op. 24 No. 3 (Edmund Wailer) | Rutter: | The Lord bless you and keep you | Schubert: | Erlkönig, D328 Du bist die Ruh D776 (Rückert) Der Musensohn, D764 (Goethe) | Schumann: | Du bist wie eine Blume, Op. 25 No. 24 Die beiden Grenadiere, Op. 49 No. 1 Mein Wagen rollet langsam, Op. 142 No. 4 | Sullivan, A: | Hereupon we’re both agreed (The Yeomen of the Guard) | trad.: | Amazing Grace Shenandoah Ar hyd y Nos (All through the night) Suo gan Deep River | Vaughan Williams: | The Vagabond (from Songs of Travel) Silent Noon | Verdi: | Ehi! Paggio! ... L'onore! Ladri! (from Falstaff) | Wagner: | Die Frist ist um (from Der fliegende Holländer) O du, mein holder Abendstern (from Tannhäuser) |
Bryn Terfel is one of Britain’s best-loved singers, as comfortable in popular musical repertoire as he is in the great roles of opera. Ahead of his curated BrynFest appearances at London’s Southbank Centre, and his career-defining role as Wotan in Wagner’s Ring Cycle at the Royal Opera House this autumn, Deutsche Grammophon is proud to release this 2CD career retrospective. | | | (Sorry, download not available in your country) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Bryn Terfel - A Song in my Heart
| | The Vagabond Whither Must I Wander Sea Fever Little Prince (The Little Prince) They Call the Wind Maria (Paint Your Wagon) English Northern Philharmonia, Paul Daniel Come Home (Allegro) English Northern Philharmonia, Paul Daniel Suo-Gan (Lullaby) Sì, tra i ceppi e le ritorte (Berenice) Vouchsafe, O Lord (Dettingen Te Deum) Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Mackerras | Berlioz: | Une puce gentille 'Flea Song' (from La damnation de Faust) Voici des roses (Air de Méphistophélès) Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus, Myung-Whun Chung | Gurney: | Sleep | Hughes, J: | Guide me, O thou great Redeemer (Cwm Rhondda) The Black Mountain Chorus, Risca Male Choir & The Orchestra of Welsh National Opera, Gareth Jones | Mahler: | In diesem Wetter, in diesem Braus (Kindertotenlieder) Philharmonia Orchestra, Giuseppe Sinopoli | Mendelssohn: | Lord God of Abraham (Elijah) Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Paul Daniel | Mozart: | Non piu andrai, farfallone amoroso (from Le Nozze di Figaro) Il core vi dono (from Così fan tutte) Cecilia Bartoli (Dorabella) & Bryn Terfel (Guglielmo) Orchestra dell’Accademia die Santa Cecilia, Myung-Chun Chung Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen (from Die Zauberflöte) Io ti lascio, oh cara, addio, KAnh. 245 Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras | Quilter: | Go, lovely Rose, Op. 24 No. 3 (Edmund Wailer) Malcolm Martineau (piano) | Rutter: | The Lord bless you and keep you London Symphony Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth | Schubert: | Erlkönig, D328 Du bist die Ruh D776 (Rückert) Der Musensohn, D764 (Goethe) | Schumann: | Du bist wie eine Blume, Op. 25 No. 24 Die beiden Grenadiere, Op. 49 No. 1 Mein Wagen rollet langsam, Op. 142 No. 4 | Sullivan, A: | Hereupon we’re both agreed (The Yeomen of the Guard) Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner | trad.: | Amazing Grace London Symphony Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth Shenandoah London Symphony Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth Ar hyd y Nos (All through the night) Deep River arr. Chris Hazell | Vaughan Williams: | Silent Noon | Verdi: | Ehi! Paggio! ... L'onore! Ladri! (from Falstaff) MET Orchestra, James Levine | Wagner: | Die Frist ist um (from Der fliegende Holländer) Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado O du, mein holder Abendstern (from Tannhäuser) The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine |
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| |  | Hector Berlioz - Early Vocal RecordingsA selection of vocal music from the first fifty years or so of recording
Berlioz: | Absence (from Les nuits d'été, Op. 7) A tous peches pleine indulgence (from Benvenuto Cellini) Roméo et Juliette, Op. 17: Premiers transports que nul n'oublie Une puce gentille 'Flea Song' (from La damnation de Faust) Voici des roses (Air de Méphistophélès) La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24: Merci, doux crépuscule! La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24: Chanson gothique 'Autrefois un roi de Thulé' La Damnation de Faust: Devant la maison La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24: Ange adore sung in Italian La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24: Adieu, donc belle nuit sung in Italian La Damnation de Faust: D'amour l'ardente flamme La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24: Nature immense, impénétrable et fière L'Enfance du Christ, Op. 25: Toujours ce reve L'Enfance du Christ, Op. 25: La fuite en Egypte - Overture L'Enfance du Christ, Op. 25: Le Repos de la Sainte Famille Chers Tyriens (from Les Troyens) Inutiles regrets…En un dernier naufrage (from Les Troyens) Adieu fière cité (from Les Troyens) Vous soupirez, Madame? ... Nuit paisible et sereine (from Béatrice et Bénédict) sung in German |
Edmond Clément, Berthe Auguez de Montalant, Pol Plançon, Maurice Renaud, Giovanni Malipiero, Germaine Martinelli, Emilio de Gogorza, Giorgina Caprile, Giuseppe Krismer, Giovanni Zenatello, Georges Thill, Louis Morturier, Jean Planel, Georgette Frozier-Marrot, Ella Tordek & Luise Höfer | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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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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| |  | Henk Smit, Bass-Baritone Vol. 1
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