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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Summer Night Concert - Schonbrunn 2010
On 08 June 2010, the Wiener Philharmoniker treats its namesake city to a free open-air concert on the grounds of the magnificent Schönbrunn Palace In keeping with the Summer Night Concert’s popular character, Franz Welser-Möst will conduct the Wiener Philharmoniker in a programme of universal, indeed, one might say, cosmic appeal. Its title: “Moon – Planets – Stars”. This theme will be reflected throughout the concert with Josef Strauss’s waltz Sphärenklänge (Music of the Spheres), “Mars” from Holst’s Planets, selections from John Williams’s score to the Hollywood sci-fi classic Star Wars, Otto Nicolai´s “Moon Chorus” from The Merry Wives of Windsor, and Joseph Lanner’s waltz Abendsterne (Evening Stars), a fantastic piece here receiving its first recording by the Wiener Philharmoniker. Liszt’s bravura, but also highly poetic, Second Piano Concerto represents the only “down-to-earth” piece in the concert, with Yefim Bronfman the soloist. Schönbrunn and its manicured Baroque gardens comprise one of the most elegant and beautiful UNESCO world cultural heritage sites. No more fitting backdrop for glorious music is imaginable. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Summer Night Concert - Schonbrunn 2010
On 08 June 2010, the Wiener Philharmoniker treats its namesake city to a free open-air concert on the grounds of the magnificent Schönbrunn Palace In keeping with the Summer Night Concert’s popular character, Franz Welser-Möst will conduct the Wiener Philharmoniker in a programme of universal, indeed, one might say, cosmic appeal. Its title: “Moon – Planets – Stars”. This theme will be reflected throughout the concert with Josef Strauss’s waltz Sphärenklänge (Music of the Spheres), “Mars” from Holst’s Planets, selections from John Williams’s score to the Hollywood sci-fi classic Star Wars, Otto Nicolai´s “Moon Chorus” from The Merry Wives of Windsor, and Joseph Lanner’s waltz Abendsterne (Evening Stars), a fantastic piece here receiving its first recording by the Wiener Philharmoniker. Liszt’s bravura, but also highly poetic, Second Piano Concerto represents the only “down-to-earth” piece in the concert, with Yefim Bronfman the soloist. Schönbrunn and its manicured Baroque gardens comprise one of the most elegant and beautiful UNESCO world cultural heritage sites. No more fitting backdrop for glorious music is imaginable. | | | (Sorry, download not available in your country) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Karajan Gold
Bach, J S: | Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV1068: Air ('Air on a G String') | Beethoven: | Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 - Rondo Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67: 1. Allegro con brio | Bizet: | Carmen: Prelude to Act I | Dvorak: | Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 'From the New World' - Largo | Grieg: | Peer Gynt: Morning | Holst: | The Planets: Mars | Mascagni: | Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo | Massenet: | Méditation (from Thaïs) | Mozart: | Serenade No. 13 in G major, K525 'Eine kleine Nachtmusik': Allegro | Offenbach: | Barcarolle (from Les Contes d'Hoffmann ) | Pachelbel: | Canon & Gigue | Ravel: | Boléro | Rossini: | La gazza ladra Overture | Smetana: | Má Vlast: Vltava | Strauss, J, I: | Radetsky March, Op. 228 | Strauss, J, II: | An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314 | Suppe: | Leichte Kavallerie Overture | Tchaikovsky: | Serenade for strings in C major, Op. 48: II. Waltz The Nutcracker: Waltz of the Flowers | Vivaldi: | The Four Seasons: Spring, RV269 (Allegro) |
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of Herbert von Karajan (1908–1989), this double album showcases the greatest classical hits conducted by the most famous conductor of the 20th century | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | The Praise of King OlafHolst's music for miltary band
Royal Norwegian Navy Band & Grex Vocalis Recorded in the Domkirke in the historic Viking city of Toensberg. 2 CD’s for price of 1 | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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| |  | 50th Anniversary Celebration
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| |  | 20th-Century Compositions
Barber, S: | Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 Philharmonic Orchestra, Geoffrey Simon | Bartók: | Piano Concerto No. 2, BB 101, Sz. 95 - Allegro molto Zoltan Kocsis (piano) Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, Gyorgy Lehel | Bernstein: | Candide - Overture London Symphony Orchestra, Geoffrey Simon | Britten: | Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20: III. Requiem aeternam Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, Neville Marriner | Elgar: | Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20 - Larghetto Budapest Strings, Bela Banfalvi | Gershwin: | I Got Rhythm Variations Alan Marks (piano) Berlin Radio Orchestra, Hans-Dieter Baum | Holst: | The Planets: Mars London Symphony Orchestra, Geoffrey Simon | Ives, C: | The Unanswered Question Reinhold Friedrich (trumpet) Budapest Strings, Bela Banfalvi | Orff: | Carmina Burana (excerpts) Prague Festival Orchestra, Prague Festival Chorus, Pavel Urbanek | Prokofiev: | Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67: XX. They All March Together Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra, Leopold Hager | Rachmaninov: | Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18: 1 - Moderato Ivan Drenikov (piano) Bulgarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jean-Pierre Wallez | Ravel: | La Valse Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jonathan Seers | Reger: | Tone Poems (4) after Arnold Böcklin, Op. 128: No. 3. Die Toteninsel Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra, Jorg-Peter Weigle | Respighi: | Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite No. 3, P. 172: I. Italiana Sofia Soloists Chamber Ensemble, Emil Tabakov | Schoenberg: | Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4: Finale. Adagio (version for string orchestra) Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra, Sandor Vegh | Schulhoff: | String Quartet No. 0, Op. 25: III. Menuet Petersen Quartet | Shostakovich: | Fragments from the music to the 'Maxim' trilogy: IV. Waltz Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Michail Jurowski | Strauss, R: | Salome: Dance of the Seven Veils Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Hanns-Martin Schneidt | Stravinsky: | Concerto in E flat for chamber orchestra 'Dumbarton Oaks': I. Tempo giusto Chamber Music Collegium, Dobrin Petkov | Villa-Lobos: | Bachianas Brasileiras No. 2 for orchestra Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Hans-Dieter Baum |
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| |  | Barbirolli in New York: The 1959 Concerts
Barbirolli: | An Elizabethan Suite Recorded 10th January, 1959 | Brahms: | Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77 Recorded 18th January, 1959 Berl Senofsky (violin) | Elgar: | The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38 Recorded 25th January, 1959 Richard Lewis (tenor), Maureen Forrester (contralto), Morley Meredith (baritone) Westminster Choir Introduction & Allegro for strings, Op. 47 Recorded 3rd January, 1959 William Lincer (viola), John Corigliano & Leopold Rybb (violin) & Laszlo Varga (cello) | Haydn: | Symphony No. 88 in G major Recorded 10th January, 1959 | Holst: | The Planets: Mars The Planets: Mercury The Planets: Uranus The Planets: Jupiter Recorded 18th January, 1959 | Mahler: | Symphony No. 1 in D major 'Titan' Recorded 10th January, 1959 | Vaughan Williams: | Symphony No. 8 in D minor Recorded 3rd January, 1959 |
Barbirolli conducted the New York Philharmonic from 1936 to 1943 and returned to New York in 1959 to conduct the orchestra in a series of concerts featuring English repertoire rarely heard by Americans. Here are the best performances of Sir John’s visit, previously unissued, in state-of-the-art digital restorations. Includes “Dream of Gerontius” with Richard Lewis, a very fine Gerontius. “[Gerontius] anticipates the superlative studio recording Barbirolli and Lewis made together with Janet Baker five years later, though Maureen Forrester is a more than capable Angel here and the baritone, Morley Meredith, is arguably superior to his later equivalent...The mono sound is patchy but just about serviceable, but Barbirolli fans won't worry about that.” The Guardian, 23rd September 2010 *** | | | (also available to download from $29.00) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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