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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Victoria de los Angeles: The Modest Prima Donna
Arias by Wagner, Mozart, Gounod, Verdi, Mascagni and Puccini show off the ‘golden voice’ of Victoria de Los Angeles. Super budget price. | 
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| |  | Teresa Berganza - An Evening of Song, 1985
Teresa Berganza is undoubtedly one of the greatest Spanish singers of the 20th century. She enchanted audiences in opera houses around the world. Throughout her career, she would give recitals of songs, especially the songs of her homeland. This recital includes songs by Haydn, Fauré, Respighi, Braga and Rossini. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Nicolai Gedda sings Arias and Lieder
Adam: | Mes amis, écoutez l'histoire (from Le Postillon de Lonjumeau) SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg, Ernest Bour | Carnevali: | Stornelli capricciosi Erik Werba (piano) | Casella: | La storia della fanciulla rapita dal pirate Erik Werba (piano) | Debussy: | Beau Soir Erik Werba (piano) Mandoline (Verlaine) Erik Werba (piano) | Glinka: | A Life for the Tsar: Bratsï! V metel', v nevedomoy glushi sung in German as 'Bruder, im Sturm' SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg, Ernest Bour | Gluck: | Calchas, d'un trait mortel percé (from Iphigénie en Aulide) sung in German as 'Auf Kalchas falle diese Schwert' SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg, Ernest Bour Ô moments délicieux!...Bannis les craintes et les alarmes (from Alceste) sung in German as 'Welch Gefuhlt schwellt meine Brust' SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg, Ernest Bour | Mozart: | Fuor del mar ho un mar in seno (Idomeneo) SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg, Ernest Bour | Nin: | Granadina (from Cantos populares españoles) Erik Werba (piano) | Poulenc: | Metamorphoses: Paganini Werner Singer (piano) Airs chantés: Air Champêtre Werner Singer (piano) Airs chantés: Air grave Werner Singer (piano) | Pratella: | La strada bianca Erik Werba (piano) | Respighi: | Notte, P. 97 No. 1 Erik Werba (piano) Stornellatrice Erik Werba (piano) | Rimsky Korsakov: | The clouds begin to scatter (Elegy), Op. 42 No. 3 sung in German as 'Die fliegende Wolkenbank lichtet sich' Werner Singer (piano) Die Tanne und die Palme, Op. 3, No. 1 sung in Swedish as 'El i pal'ma' Werner Singer (piano) Plus sonore que le chant de l’alouette, Op.43, No.1 sung in German as 'Klingender ist das Lied der Lerche' Werner Singer (piano) In der Stille der Nacht, Op. 4 No. 3 Werner Singer (piano) Fragment von A. de Musset, Op. 21 No. 6 Werner Singer (piano) | Rossini: | Que les destins prospères (from Le Comte d'Ory) SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg, Ernest Bour | Schubert: | Im Frühling, D882 Werner Singer (piano) Die Liebe hat gelogen D751 (Platen) Werner Singer (piano) Nacht und Träume, D827 Werner Singer (piano) Der Schiffer, D536 (Mayrhofer) Werner Singer (piano) |
These historical recordings date from 1954, 1957, 1960 and 1965. This latest release in Haenssler’s Historical Series features one of the most famous singers of the 20th century. The works included illustrate the full range of his interpretive genius, with works by Mozart, Rossini, Glinka, Schubert, Poulenc, Rimsky-Korsakov and others. | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Nicolai Gedda
Debussy: | Beau Soir Mandoline (Verlaine) | Falconieri: | Vezzosette e care | Fauré: | Nell, Op. 18 No. 1 Fleur jetée, Op. 39 No. 2 | Franck, C: | La Procession | Glinka: | Barcarolle O du herziges trautes Magdelein | Mussorgsky: | Der Ziegenbock Das Sternlein Das Lied von der Armut, Op. 79, No. 7 | Piccinni: | O nuit, Dèesse du mystère | Pratella: | La strada bianca | Rachmaninov: | How fair this spot, Op. 21 No. 7 Oh, my field, Op. 4 No. 5 Vzgliani: pod otdalionnym svodom (Young Gypsy's Romance from Aleko) | Respighi: | Notte, P. 97 No. 1 Bella porta di rubini Stornellatrice | Rimsky Korsakov: | The Nymph Op. 56 No. 1 Die Tanne und die Palme, Op. 3, No. 1 | Schubert: | Nacht und Träume, D827 | Tchaikovsky: | He loved me so, Op. 28, No. 4 Serenada Don-Zhuana (Don Juan's Serenade), Op. 38 No. 1 | trad.: | Einsam klingt das kleine Glockchen Schneesturm |
At his first Salzburg recital on 18th August 1959, the legendary Swedish tenor Nicolai Gedda, accompanied by Erik Werba, triumphed in front of an enthusiastic audience. He endeared himself with his fluent command of four languages and with singing that was radiant in every register. The varied programme brought together compositions from Falconieri to Respighi and from Glinka to Shostakovich. | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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| |  | Victoria de los Ángeles: Songs to Remember
anon.: | La Rossignoll Geoffrey Parsons (piano) El Mariner Geoffrey Parsons (piano) | Berlioz: | Absence (from Les nuits d'été, Op. 7) Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Munch | Dvorak: | Als die alte Mutter (No. 4 from Zigeunermelodien, op. 55) Sinfonia of London, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos | Halffter, E: | Ai que linda moça Geoffrey Parsons (piano) | Mendelssohn: | Auf Flügeln des Gesanges, Op. 34 No. 2 Sinfonia of London, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos | Mompou: | Damunt de tu, nomes les flors Gonzalo Soriano (piano) | Montsalvatge: | Canto Negra Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos Madrigal sobre un tema popular (‘El cant dels ocells') Lluis Claret (cello) Orquesta Ciutat de Barcelona, Luis A. Garcia Navarro | Ovalle: | Azulao Sinfonia of London, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos | Paladilhe: | Psyché Geoffrey Parsons (piano) | Ravel: | La Flûte enchantée (Shéhérazade No. 2) Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional, Pedro de Freitas Branco | Respighi: | Stornellatrice Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional, Pedro de Freitas Branco | Schubert: | An die Musik D547 Manuel Garcia Morante (piano) Ständchen 'Leise flehen meine Lieder', D957 No. 4 Manuel Garcia Morante (piano) | Strauss, R: | Ständchen, Op. 17 No. 2 Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional, Pedro de Freitas Branco | Toldrá: | Cançó incerta Patronato Orquesta Ciudad de Barcelona, Antoni Ros-Marbà Maig, Quatro Canciones No. 3 Patronato Orquesta Ciudad de Barcelona, Antoni Ros-Marbà | trad.: | Sometimes I feel like a Motherless Child Geoffrey Parsons (piano) | Yradier: | La Paloma Sinfonia of London, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos |
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| |  | Gérard Souzay - Songs of Many Lands
plus other traditional folksongs arranged by Dørumsgaard, Vuillermoz & Hughes
Recorded 1959-83 | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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| |  | Victoria de los Angeles: The Early Recordings 1942-1953
Brahms: | Von ewiger Liebe, Op. 43 No. 1 | Falla: | El pano moruna (No. 1 from Siete canciones populares españolas) Seguidilla murciana (No. 2 from Siete canciones populares españolas) Jota (No. 4 from Siete canciones populares españolas) | Fuste: | Háblame de amores | Granados: | Tonadillas: No. 3, La maja dolorosa Tonadillas: No. 4, El majo discreto Tonadillas: No. 8, El mirar de la maja | Guridi Bidaola: | Jota (from Six canciones castellanas) No quiero tus avellanas (from Six canciones castellanas) | Handel: | Joshua: Oh! had I Jubal's lyre | Nin: | El paño murciano (from Cantos populares españoles) El Vito (from Cantos populares españoles) | Respighi: | Stornellatrice E se un giorno tornasse, P. 96 | Schumann: | Widmung, Op. 25 No. 1 Der Nussbaum, Op. 25 No. 3 Ich grolle nicht (No. 7 from Dichterliebe, Op. 48) | Toldrá: | Madre, unos ojuelos ví | trad.: | Hungarian folksongs & Csárdás | Turina: | Farruca (from Triptico, Op. 45) Saeta en forme de Salve a la Virgen de la Esperanza, Op. 60 Poema en forma de canciones, Op. 19: No. 3, 'Cantares' | Valverde: | Clavelitos | Vives: | El retrato de Isabela El amor y los ojos |
“The two Respighi songs are magical performances – Stornellatrice, with the golden voice at its richest and E se un giorno tornasse, a study in subtle shading of tone, a dialogue between a mother and her dying, jilted daughter. For those two brief items alone, superbly transferred, this collection is an essential for all admirers of this singer, but there's much more. Handel's 'O had I Jubal's lyre' in German rather than English may be odd, but the performance sparkles and among the Lieder it's good to have not just 'Der Nussbaum' – the Schumann song which was always special to her – but two previously unpublished, 'Widmung' from the Myrthe songs and 'Ich grolle nicht' from Dichterliebe.
Through the whole collection the superb transfers capture the full–throated glory of los Angeles's voice at the beginning of her career.
The 1942 recordings of two Hungarian folk– songs, previously unpublished, may be rough and limited – made when the singer was only 18 – but they amply demonstrate that already the voice was fully developed in its beauty. No fewer than 18 of the 27 items are of Spanish songs, and though in one or two instances los Angeles was destined to make even more idiomatic readings later with a Spanish accompanist, these ones with Gerald Moore as her partner have a freshness and brilliance that has rarely been matched in this repertory. In particular it's good to have her first recording of the encore number which she made her own, Clavelitos.” Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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| |  | Alfredo Kraus in Recital: Salzburg Festival 1990
A lyric tenor in a class of his own, Alfredo Kraus (1927-1999) was acclaimed for the beauty, elegance and passion of his singing. Includes English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish subtitles; color, stereo, 83 minutes, Playable in all regions. Includes English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish subtitles; color, stereo, 83 minutes, Playable in all regions. Live performance from the Großes Festspielhaus at the Salzburg Festival, 31st July, 1990 | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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| |  | The Art of Belcanto
Bellini: | Son vergin vezzosa (from I Puritani) Eccomi in lieta vesta...Oh! quante volte (from I Capuleti e I Montecchi) Vien, diletto, è in ciel la luna (from I Puritani) | Donizetti: | La Corrispondenza amorosa Amore e morte La dernière nuit d'un novice Le crépuscule O toi, Lisbonne (from Dom Sébastien, Roi de Portugal) Sung in Italian Qui un pugnale!...Ah! nel cuor (from Gemma di Vergy) Non turbati a questi accenti (from Caterina Cornaro) Vieni, amor...Leonora! A' piedi tuoi (from La Favorita) La morale in tutto questo (from Don Pasquale) Com'é gentil…Tornami a dir (from Don Pasquale) Come, innocente giovane (from Anna Bolena) Convien partir (from La figlia del reggimento) Deciso è dunque...le richezze (from La Figlia del Reggimento) | Liszt: | Sonetti di Petrarca (3) for voice & piano, S270 | Mascagni: | La tua stella Pena d´amore Rosa | Mozart: | Madamina, il catalogo è questo (from Don Giovanni) La ci darem la mano (from Don Giovanni) Hai gia vinta la causa! (from Le nozze di Figaro) | Respighi: | Notte, P. 97 No. 1 Stornellatrice Ma come potrei Nebbie Tanto bella | Verdi: | Ad una stella Il tramonto Lo spazzacamino Di provenza il mar (from La Traviata) Perfidi!…Pietà, rispetto, amore (from Macbeth) In braccio alle dovizie (from I Vespri Siciliani) Plebe! Patrizi! Popolo! (from Simon Boccanegra) |
This set includes the most famous recording of Alfredo Kraus, Lucia Alberti and Renato Bruson with arias by Bellini, Donizetti, Verdi, Mascagni etc. Also included are rare opera scenes such as Donizetti’s “Gemmy di Vergy” and Bellini’s “I Capuleti e I Montecchi. A highly recommended collection for fans of opera and these Belcanto artists. “Kraus is in fine voice at 62...Aliberti peals out secure, clean-toned ardour...Bruson is a skilled exponent of [bel canto]...His more emphatic, dramatic side is met in the wonderful Council Chamber scene, especially as Boccanegra launches his curse. The Mozart pieces are good, yet I shall place them behind the Donizetti and Verdi on this laudable CD.” International Record Review, December 2011 | | | (also available to download from $17.00) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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