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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Beethoven & Sibelius - Gould & von Karajan
More than 50 years ago, in May 1957 in Berlin, Glenn Gould and Herbert von Karajan had their first encounter, when Gould performed in a concert of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor and Sibelius’s Symphony No. 5 in E flat with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. Recently re-mastered from the original tapes, this concert recording is now available on CD for the first time. This enhanced CD also contains a PDF-format document reproducing the original programme from this legendary concert. The album is released to mark Karajan’s 100th anniversary, and the 75th anniversary of Gould’s birth, and the 25th anniversary of his death. “…Glenn Gould and Herbert von Karajan gave six concerts between May 1957 and September 1959 featuring Beethoven's C minor Concerto… This… Berlin performance is notable for the sense it brings of the work's incipient lyric beauty. At Karajan's more flowing tempo, Gould's account of the Largo has an airier, more improvisatory feel.” Gramophone Magazine, November 2008 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Sibelius - Symphonies Nos. 4 & 5
“For all the lustrous Berlin playing, this is Karajan at his strangest. His approach to the Fourth Symphony's chiselled spareness is conducting-as-juice-extraction. And in the Fifth, the insistent effect-consciousness soon palls. Really for Karajan fans only.” BBC Music Magazine, April 2008 *** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Sibelius - Symphonies Nos. 5-7
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| |  | Sibelius: Symphony No. 5 & Violin Concerto
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| |  | Sibelius - The Complete Symphonies, Volume 1
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The second volume of Anthony Collins's Sibelius cycle for Decca, expertly remastered for this reissue, brings the final three symphonies plus all the shorter works of Sibelius from Collins. As a bonus, Thomas Jensen's Karelia Suite, trim, taut and vivid, brings the set to a blazing finish “I think the star performance is that of the Sixth Symphony - so elusive, so easy to ruin by over-interpreting. I was fascinated by what seemed like a hint of Russian flavouring in the string chants of the coda - well why not?” Gramophone Magazine | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| | | |  | Thomas Dausgaard conducts 4 Symphonies
These are four great symphonies that have all played a special role in the close collaboration between the Danish National Symphony Orchestra and conductor Thomas Dausgaard. The symphonies are recorded in the beautiful Koncerthuset in Copenhagen. The Danish National Symphony Orchestra is specialized in Scandinavian repertoire. Bonus material: In a series of interviews, Thomas Dausgaard explains his close collaboration with the orchestra, the concerts and the four great yet altogether very different masterpieces by Brahms, Dvorak, Sibelius and Nielsen. Running Time Total: 168 minutes Picture 16:9, HD DVD: DTS 5.1, PCM Stereo Subtitles Bonus: English, French, German, Spanish, Korean, Chinese, Japanese, Italian “Dausgaard himself is energetic, impassioned, easy to read and obviously intent on providing on providing as clear a musical picture as possible. He is also an excellent talker...But watching and listening confirms that, although he conducts from his heart, he has a strong intelligence guiding him. There aren't too many conductors around today who balance those crucial values as successfully as he does” Gramophone Magazine, September 2012 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 7
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