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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Legends of the XX century – Mikhail Alexandrovich, tenor
Mikhail Alexandrovich (tenor), Natalia Gureyeva (organ) Mikhail Alexandrovich was one of the greatest bel canto singers of the twentieth century. He was extremely popular in Russia and his recordings were in enormous demand, but he decided to leave the Soviet Union in 1971. This collection includes works by Bach/Gounod, Mozart, Stradella, Giordani, Gluck and Rossini. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Juan Diego Flórez: Santo
Juan Diego Flórez (tenor) & Nicoletta Mezzini (organ & harpsichord) Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Michele Mariotti Today’s leading bel canto tenor, and one of the world's biggest opera stars, celebrates this Christmas season with a very personal choice of sacred arias and songs, including favourites such as Panis Angelicus, Ave Maria and O Holy Night. As well as the glorious coloratura for which he is celebrated, the album also reveals the more intimate side of Juan Diego Flórez, in new interpretations of much-loved tenor classics for the festive season. These popular hits take their place alongside less familiar treasures including the Qui sedes from Bellini’s Mass in A minor and the virtuosic Alleluia from Fux’s Plaudite, sonat tuba – which call for the thrilling virtuosity that have made Juan Diego Flórez a star in the world's greatest opera houses. A highlight of the programme is the title track Santo – composed by Juan Diego Flórez himself – and infused with the musical colours and rhythms of his Latin American roots. "My father was a folk-singer and I grew up with Peruvian music. My hobby is to compose and orchestrate, and the melody came to me very easily. The hard part is then to find the right instrumental colours and write for all the instruments and the chorus. But it's fun." “He sings sacred music by Bellini and Rossini with his usual jaw-dropping virtuosity, demonstrating the ideal balance of panache and swagger that Rossini requires in the show-stopping tenor arias from Messa di Gloria. He also disarmingly dispatches the seasonal favourites” Classic FM Magazine, December 2010 **** “Over the years, Florez's technique has remained stunning and his voice is still fresh. The artistry has developed. He now caresses the music more than he did when he first became well known and introduces more shading and tonal variety...he dispatches [the Messiah excerpt] cleanly and in clear English, which he enunciates naturally” International Record Review, November 2010 “everything he does here Flórez does extremely well, and the sound quality helps him shine.” BBC Music Magazine, February 2011 ***** | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Fritz Wunderlich - Sacred Arias
Bach, J S: | Cantata BWV31 'Der Himmel lacht, die Erde jubilieret' Adam muss in uns verwesen & So stehe denn, Du gottergeb’ne Seele Sinfonie-Ensemble Stuttgart, Marcel Courand Cantata BWV108 'Es ist euch gut, das ich hingehe' Mich kann kein Zweifel stören, auf Dein Wort, Herr, zu hören Münchner Bach-Orchester, Karl Richter O schmerz! Hier zittert das gequälte Herz Hymnus Chorknaben & Stgter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger St Matthew Passion, BWV244: Ich will bei meinem Jesu wachen Hymnus Chorknaben & Stgter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger Ich will nur dir zu Ehren leben (from Christmas Oratorio) Münchner Bach-Orchester, Karl Richter | Handel: | Messiah: Comfort ye my people and Ev'ry valley shall be exalted Sung in German Orchester des SDR, Heinz Mende Messiah: He Was Cut Off Out of the Land...But Thou Didst Not Leave His Soul in Hell Sung in German Orchester des SDR, Heinz Mende | Haydn: | Die Schöpfung: Nun schwanden vor dem heiligen Strahle Wiener Philh, Herbert von Karajan Und Gott sprach (Die Schöpfung) Wiener Philh, Herbert von Karajan In vollem Glanze (Die Schöpfung) Wiener Philh, Herbert von Karajan Mit Würd und Hoheit angetan (Die Schöpfung) Wiener Philh, Herbert von Karajan | Mozart: | Tuba mirum (Requiem) Wilma Lipp, Keith Engen & Hilde Rössl-Majdan Singverein d. Musikfreunde Wien, Wiener, Herbert von Karajan | Verdi: | Ingemisco (from Requiem) RSO Stuttgart, Hans Müller-Kray Domine Jesu (from Requiem) Maria Stader, Marga Höffgen & Gottlob Frick Chöre & RSO Stgt, Hans Müller-Kray Hostias (from Requiem) Maria Stader, Marga Höffgen & Gottlob Frick Chöre & RSO Stgt, Hans Müller-Kray |
Recordings made from 1956 to 1965 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Barbirolli at the Proms
Although Sir John Barbirolli was famous for his interpretations of a wide range of repertoire, among the least-appreciated aspects of his programming was the championing of the music of Josef Haydn, at a time when the composer’s works were far less well-known than they are today. From a fascinating Henry Wood Promenade Concert, given by the Halle Orchestra under Barbirolli’s inspired leadership, we have extracts from Haydn’s The Creation alongside Brahms’s mighty First Symphony, which Barbirolli never recorded commercially with ‘his’ Halle Orchestra. This CD captures this well-loved conductor at his most inspiring. Recorded in 1954 | | | Usually despatched in 8 - 10 working days. |
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Albert, E: | Mein Leben wagt ich drum (from Tiefland) | Bizet: | La fleur que tu m'avais jetée (from Carmen) | Haydn: | Mit Würd und Hoheit angetan (Die Schöpfung) | Mozart: | Konstanze, Konstanze...O wie ängstlich (from Die Entführung aus dem Serail) Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön (from Die Zauberflöte) Dalla sua pace (from Don Giovanni) Il mio tesoro intanto (from Don Giovanni) | Offenbach: | Es war einmal am Hofe from Tales of Hoffman Ha, wie in meiner Seele (from Tales of Hoffmann) | Strauss, R: | Heimliche Aufforderung, Op. 27 No. 3 Morgen, Op. 27 No. 4 Traum durch die Dämmerung, Op. 29 No. 1 Ständchen, Op. 17 No. 2 Allerseelen, Op. 10 No. 8 Ich trage meine Minne, Op. 32 No. 1 | Weber: | Nein! länger trag' ich nicht die Qualen…Durch die Wälder (from Der Freischütz) |
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| |  | Peter Schreier - Legendary Recordings
Albert, H: | Du mein einzig Licht | Albert, M: | Feelings Sung in German | anon.: | Weiss mir ein Blumlein blaue | Bach, J S: | St John Passion, BWV245: Es ist vollbracht Mass in B minor, BWV232: Agnus Dei Es kostet viel, ein Christ zu sein, BWV459 Ich halte treulich still und liebe, BWV466 O wie selig seid ihr doch, ihr Frommen, BWV495 Cantata BWV134 'Ein Herz, das seinen Jesum lebend weiss' Cantata BWV36 'Schwingt freudig euch empor' Frohe Hirten, eilt, ach eilet (from Christmas Oratorio) Ich will nur dir zu Ehren leben (from Christmas Oratorio) Lobe den Herren, den machtigen Konig der Ehren, BWV137: Lobe den Herren, der deinen Stand Cantata BWV21 'Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis': Bäche von gesalznen Zähren Wie schon leuchtet der Morgenstern, BWV1: Unser Mund und Ton der Saiten | Becker, R: | Fruhlingszeit, Op. 3 No. 3 | Beethoven: | Maigesang, Op. 52 No. 4 Resignation, WoO 149 Der Wachtelschlag, WoO 129 Neue Liebe, Neues Leben, Op. 75, 2 Zärtliche Liebe 'Ich liebe dich', WoO 123 Fruhlingslied (No. 3 from 6 Gesange, Op. 34) Gruss (No. 5 from 6 Gesange, Op. 19a) Hexenlied (No. 8 from 12 Gesange, Op. 8) | Bohm, C: | Still as the Night Sung in German | Brahms: | Wiegenlied, Op. 49 No. 4 (Lullaby) arr. Mauersberger | Brandt, J: | Mir ist ein feins brauns Maidelein | Cornelius: | The Three Kings Simeon (No. 4 from Weihnachtslieder, Op. 8) | Fesca: | An der saale hellem Strande | Giordani, G: | Caro mio ben | Glück , F: | Das zerbrochene Ringlein | Grieg: | Hjertets Melodier af H. C.Andersen, Op. 5 No. 3 'Jeg elsker Dig' Våren, Op. 33 No. 2 | Handel: | Con l'ali di costanza (from Ariodante) Sung in German Judas Maccabaeus: So rapid thy course is Sung in German Judas Maccabaeus: Wise men, flattering, may deceive you Sung in German Jephtha: Virtue shall still my soul embrace Sung in German Jephtha: Waft her, angels, through the skies Sung in German | Haydn: | In vollem Glanze (Die Schöpfung) Mit Würd und Hoheit angetan (Die Schöpfung) | Kalman: | Gruss mir die sussen, die reizenden Frauen (from Gräfin Mariza) | Kattnigg: | Leise erklingen Glocken vom Campanile (from Balkanliebe) | Liszt: | Es muss ein Wunderbares sein, S. 314 | Lortzing: | Lied: Vater, Mutter, Schestern, Bruder (from Undine) | Love: | Das Alte Lied (from The Third Man) | Mauersberger, R: | Geistlichen Sommermusik: Er wartet alles auf dich Dresdner Requiem, RMWV 10: Aus der Tiefe rufe ich zu dir Geistlichen Sommermusik: Lasst uns beten Tag und Ewigkeit: Ein Sonntag Erzgebirge: Ich hort eine Amsel schlagen Erzgebirge: Zugvogele | Melichar: | In mir klingt ein Lied (after Chopin, Etude No. 3 in E major, Op. 10 No. 3) | Mendelssohn: | Auf Flügeln des Gesanges, Op. 34 No. 2 Reiselied 'Der Herbstwind', Op. 34 No. 6 | Monteverdi: | Ecco pur ch'a voi ritorno (from L'Orfeo) | Mozart: | Un'aura amorosa del nostro tesoro (from Così fan tutte) Konstanze, Konstanze...O wie ängstlich (from Die Entführung aus dem Serail) Nelle guerre d'amore (from La Finta Semplice, K51) Dalla sua pace (from Don Giovanni) Fuor del mar ho un mar in seno (Idomeneo) Del più sublime soglio (from La Clemenza di Tito) E tollerare io posso si temerari oltraggi? (from Lucio Silla) Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön (from Die Zauberflöte) | Nicolai, C O: | Horch, die Lerche singt im Hain! 'Romance' (from Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor) | Perez-Freire: | Schlaf ein, mein Blond Engelein | Praetorius, M: | Nach gruner Farb mein Herz verlangt | Radecke, R: | Aus der Jugendzeit arr. Mauersberger | Raymond: | Schau einer schonen Frau nie zu tief in die Augen (from Maske in Blau) | Reichardt, J F: | Wenn ich ein Voglein war' | Rhau: | Herzlich tut es mich erfreuen | Rossini: | Ecco, ridente in cielo (from Il Barbiere di Siviglia) | Schubert: | Der Musensohn, D764 (Goethe) Das Wandern (No. 1 from Die schöne Müllerin, D795) Wohin? (No. 2 from Die schöne Müllerin, D795) Du bist die Ruh D776 (Rückert) Ständchen 'Leise flehen meine Lieder', D957 No. 4 Heidenröslein, D257 Wandrers Nachtlied II 'Über allen Gipfeln ist Ruh', D768 Das Fischermädchen D957 No. 10 Sei mir gegrüsst! D741 (Rückert) Der Lindenbaum (No. 5 from Winterreise, D911) | Schulz, J A P: | Der Mond ist aufgegangen | Schumann: | Widmung, Op. 25 No. 1 Mondnacht (No. 5 from Liederkreis, Op. 39) Wanderlied (No. 3 from 12 Gedichte, Op. 35) Du bist wie eine Blume, Op. 25 No. 24 Die Lotosblume, Op. 25 No. 7 Frühlingsgruss Op. 79/4 | Schütz: | Kleiner geistlichen Concerten: Eins bitte ich vom Herren, SWV294 Was hast du verwirket SWV 307 | Silcher: | Das Lieben bringt gross Freud Im schonsten Wiesengrunde Loreley Wenn alle Brunnlein fliessen | Spoliansky: | Voice in the Night Sung in German | Stolz, R: | Eine wie du war immer mein Traum (from Venus in Seide) | Strauss, R: | Kein andres, das mir so im Herzen loht (from Capriccio) | Suder: | Es fiel ein Reif in der Fruhlingsnacht | Tauber: | You are the world to me from Der singende Traum Sung in German | trad.: | Der weisse Hirsch Nun sei willkommen, Herre Christ Es flog ein kleins waldvogelein Sie gleicht wohl einem Rosenstock Im Krug zum grünen Kranze Wonne des Liebenden Verstohlen Geht Der Mond Auf All mein Gedanken ‘Minnelied’ Nachtigall | Werner, H: | Heidenroslein | Winkler, G: | Chianti-Lied - Ja ja der Chiantiwein | Youmans: | Without a Song Sung in German | Zuccalmaglio: | Mein Madel hat einen Rosenmund |
Peter Schreier (tenor, boy alto) Berlin Chamber Orchestra, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Berlin Staatskapelle Orchestra, Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra, Dresden Staatskapelle, Jürgen-Erbe Choir, Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra, New Bach Collegium Musicum Leipzig, Martin Flämig, Robert Hanell, Herbert Kegel, Bernhard Klee, Helmut Koch
Siegfried Kurz, Hans-Joachim Rotzsch,Otmar Suitner | |
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