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Exquis! Stephen Hough presents an enchanting programme of French music, played with the filigree perfection and total command of the music’s expressive world that make him one of the most admired pianists of today. In typical Houghian style this recital is full of surprises and lesser-known gems from the repertoire, as well as works by the masters Fauré, Ravel, Debussy and Poulenc. A particular delight is Hough’s own arrangement of the Massenet song Crépuscule, a ravishing exercise in creative yet faithful transcription. This release is both a tribute to the lyric genius which flowered in nineteenth- and twentieth-century France, and a glimpse into the musical mind of a great pianist. “His latest album recital is among the most enjoyable. “A sort of musical dessert trolley,” he calls it — a trolley where you want to eat everything in sight...The Fauré selections best display Hough’s connoisseur’s touch...The lighter French spirit surfaces in Hough’s own arrangements of Délibes and Massenet, delivered with delicious wit and grace.” The Times, 31st August 2012 **** “it's a superlative performance [of Alborada del gracioso] by any standards, including repeated notes that turn me green with envy.” BBC Music Magazine, October 2012 *** “personal touches make Hough the artist he is, but I can imagine some musical Francophiles balking at his free interpretation of Fauré’s D flat Nocturne, and more so at his eccentric Debussy (Clair de lune). Yet there are compensations aplenty: Ravel’s Alborada del gracioso and Fauré’s F sharp minor Impromptu are glitteringly played.” Sunday Times, 2nd September 2012 “a substantial feast of of masterly pianism...Hough can be too coolly objective at times but in this repertoire, perhaps paradoxically, the expressive simplicity of his playing can make your eyes burn. In Clair de lune and Chaminade's once ubiquitous Automne, now rarely heard, Hough conjures up a heart-catching melancholy that put me in mind of Cherkassy. I can't offer higher praise.” Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2012 “[Hough’s] one of those keyboard polymaths who’s at home in whatever music he chooses to play, invariably casting new light on the familiar in the process. And the better-known items here do delight...But you’ll want this for the rarities...playing and recording are beyond reproach.” The Arts Desk, 6th October 2012 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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National Ballet Orchestra, Pietro Garda | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Kemp English (organ of Dunedin Town Hall) Recorded at the "Bathurst Mammoth Cathedral Organ", now in Dunedin, New Zealand. The 23 tons of organ was moved there after originally travelling the UK as part of a Vaudeville show and even had a spell in Wembley Stadium, London | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Delibes: | Sylvia - Pizzicato Coppélia: Mazurka | Hérold: | La Fille mal gardée: Clog Dance | Khachaturian: | Masquerade: Waltz | Lanner: | Die Schönbrunner Waltzer, Op. 200 | Lehár: | Ballsirenen (on themes from `Die lustige Witwe`) Gold und Silber Walzer, Op. 79 | Loewe, F: | I Could Have Danced All Night (My Fair Lady) | Meyerbeer: | Les Patineurs | Offenbach: | Orphée aux Enfers Overture | Piazzólla: | Libertango | Ponchielli: | Dance of the Hours (from La Gioconda) | Prokofiev: | Montagues And Capulets (from Romeo and Juliet) | Shostakovich: | Jazz Suite No. 1: Waltz Jazz Suite No. 2 - Waltz No. 2 | Strauss, J, I: | Radetsky March, Op. 228 | Strauss, J, II: | An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314 Tritsch-Tratsch Polka, Op. 214 Frühlingsstimmen Walzer Op. 410 Kaiser-Walzer, Op. 437 Champagner-Polka, Op. 211 | Tchaikovsky: | Swan Lake - Waltz from Suite Op. 20, No. 2 The Nutcracker: Waltz of the Flowers The Nutcracker: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy Waltz from Eugene Onegin, Op. 24 Pas de quatre The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66: Rose Adagio | Waldteufel: | Les Patineurs - Valse, Op. 183 | Weber: | Invitation to the Dance, Op. 65 | Ziehrer: | Loslassen - Polka schnell, Op. 386 |
Classic FM is inviting you to the dance with its brand new double album Waltzing Classics, the ultimate collection of your favourite waltzes and other dances. This wonderful album is packed with the world’s most famous dancing pieces, with waltzes including Khachaturian’s ‘Waltz from Masquerade Ball’, Strauss’ ‘The Blue Danube’, and Meyerbeer’s ‘Skater’s Waltz’. Also included are many other famous dances, including Piazzolla’s fiery ‘Libertango’, Herold’s mischievous ‘Clog Dance’, Prokofiev’s powerful ‘Dance of The Knights’, Ziehrer’s elegant ‘Losslassen’ Polka, and beautiful pieces from the world of ballet including Tchaikovsky’s ‘The Nutcracker’ and ‘Swan Lake’. Waltzing Classics transports the listener to a magical world of the classical ballroom and will appeal to lovers of dancing and classical music alike. “No duds here. The Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra under Neeme Järvi is smooth, glistening and joyous in Waldteufel's The Skater's Waltz, whilst Ashkenazy and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra provide the tense contrast of Prokofiev's Dance of the Knights...The Vienna Philharmonic demonstrates its prowess as orchestra of the waltz capital of the world, playing Strauss's fizzing Champagne Polka with light, ebullient precision.” Classic FM Magazine, May 2011 **** | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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