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“this sweeps the board in this repertoire.” Penguin Guide, 2011 edition | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Mendelssohn: Complete works for cello and piano
Gary Hoffman (cello) & David Selig (piano) To repair the injustice of Mendelssohn’s current reputation with musicians as a 'minor' composer, Gary Hoffman and David Selig have recorded his complete works for cello and piano or the French label Dolce Volta. In order to do justice to Mendelssohn, the perfectly constructed balance of the pieces and the interplay between the two instruments, it was necessary to unite two close friends, working together in perfect harmony. Furthermore, Gary Hoffman plays a 1662 Nicola Amati cello, formerly in the possession of Count Mathieu Wielhorski, a friend of Mendelssohn’s to whom the composer dedicated his Sonata op.58. Music, rather than simply being a question of technique and practice, is a labour of love, born out of pleasure and created with pleasure… A pleasure that Gary Hoffman and David Selig share: "Our rehearsals are not moments where we have decided in advance to work on this or that. We start with the music and our choices are made naturally, instinctively… I don't ask myself questions, I just play", says Gary Hoffman. Having entered the Rostropovitch Competition, and needing a pianist to accompany him, Gary Hoffman met David Selig and they have since become close friends as well as collaborators. They share a passion for the underestimated genius of the German 19th Century composer Felix Mendelssohn. For Gary Hoffman, Mendelssohn is as great as Schumann, Bach, Beethoven and Mozart: his works are exquisitely written and physically demanding; his vision poetic, ample and modern. “The first movement of the Sonata in D is launched with irresistable forward momentum. The level of musical insight is high throughout this impressive recital.” BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2012 ***** | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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| |  | Mendelssohn - Works for Cello & Piano
“The Second Sonata's winsome Allegretto Scherzando is gracefully articulated, and Fountain finds a warmly rounded tone for the sonorous Adagio chorale...I would strongly recommend this as a modern version of the major works.” BBC Music Magazine, April 2010 **** | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Mendelssohn - Piano Workson period instruments
Mendelssohn: | Fantasia on "The Last Rose of Summer", Op. 15 3 Fantasies (or Caprices) Op. 16 Albumblatt in E minor, Op. 117 Rondo capriccioso in E major, Op. 14 Songs without Words, Book 2 (6), Op. 30 Songs without Words, Book 5 (6), Op. 62 Song without Words, Op. 62 No. 3 in E minor 'Trauermarsch' alternative Erste fassung 1843 Song without Words, Op. 62 No. 3 in E minor 'Trauermarsch' alternative Fassung des Widmungsautographs fur Clara Schumann Prelude in E minor Minnelied im Mai 'Holder klingt der Vogelsang', Op. 8 No. 1 Andante con expressione, Op. 8, No. 2 Lied (Lenau): Larghetto, Op. 8, No. 3 Erntelied (folksong) Op. 8 No. 4 |
Includes gems composed by Mendelssohn’s sister Fanny played by Tobias Koch on a 200 year old concert grand. | |
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Mendelssohn: | Song without Words, Op. 53 No. 3 in G minor Movement in G minor Song without Words, Op. 67 No. 3 in B flat major Song without Words, Op. 53 No. 2 in E flat major Song without Words, Op. 30 No. 6 in F sharp minor 'Venezianisches Gondellied No. 2' Lied in F sharp minor Song without Words, Op. 67 No. 5 in B minor Song without Words, Op. 85 No. 4 in D major Variations sérieuses in D minor Op. 54 Song without Words, Op. 19b No. 1 in E major 'Sweet Remembrance' Song without Words, Op. 19b No. 3 in A major 'Hunting Song' Gondellied (Barcarolle) in A Lied F-Dur Lied Es-Dur Song without Words, Op. 38 No. 2 in C minor Song without Words, Op. 102 No. 2 in D major Song without Words, Op. 67 No. 4 in C major 'Spinning Song' or 'Bee's Wedding' Rondo capriccioso in E major, Op. 14 Albumblatt in E minor, Op. 117 |
“Realistically captured, with strong, sweeping accounts of the Variations sérieuses as the programme's centrepiece and the Andante and Rondo capriccioso with which Knauer rounds off proceedings, this is a distinguished contribution to the 200th anniversary celebrations.” Gramophone Magazine, March 2009 “One of the main reasons for the success of this disc is that instead of doggedly ploughing his way through a chronologically ordered selection of Songs Without Words, Sebastian Knauer has chosen only those which appeal to him and about which he has something individual to say.
At least, that is the impression one gets from his playing.
For Mendelssohn specialists there are the added bonuses of four world premiere recordings: the Songs in F sharp minor and F major (sans opus numbers) are heard here in the first edition of the 2001 Viennese Urtext; the Song in E flat is a completion by Mendelssohn's biographer Larry Todd (who also contributes the booklet here); Op 102 No 2 in D major is a 'recording of the dedicated original score' (no further information is given).
Realistically captured, with strong, sweeping accounts of the Variations sérieuses as the programme's centrepiece and the Andante andRondo capriccioso with which Knauer rounds off proceedings, this is a distinguished contribution to the 200th anniversary celebrations.” Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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| |  | Mendelssohn - Complete Works for Cello and Piano
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| |  | Mendelssohn: Piano Works
Mendelssohn: | Song without Words, Op. 19b No. 2 in A minor Song without Words, Op. 30 No. 1 in E flat major Song without Words, Op. 19b No. 6 in A minor 'Venetianisches Gondellied' Song without Words, Op. 38 No. 2 in C minor Song without Words, Op. 53 No. 4 in F major Song without Words, Op. 53 No. 1 in A flat major Song without Words, Op. 30 No. 6 in F sharp minor 'Venezianisches Gondellied No. 2' Song without Words, Op. 19b No. 5 in F sharp minor Song without Words, Op. 67 No. 5 in B minor Song without Words, Op. 67 No. 2 in F sharp minor Song without Words, Op. 85 No. 4 in D major Song without Words, Op. 67 No. 6 in E major 'Lullaby' Song without Words, Op. 85 No. 2 in A minor Song without Words, Op. 67 No. 1 in E flat major Song without Words, Op. 67 No. 4 in C major 'Spinning Song' or 'Bee's Wedding' Albumblatt in E minor, Op. 117 Caprice, Op. 33 No. 1 Variations sérieuses in D minor Op. 54 Rondo capriccioso in E major, Op. 14 |
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| |  | A Century of Domestic Keyboards
Bach, J S: | Prelude No. 5 in E major, BWV933 Prelude No. 6 in E minor, BWV933 | Byrd: | Pavana "The Earle of Salisbury" | Couperin, F: | Pièces de clavecin II: Ordre 6ème in B flat: Les baricades mistérieuses Pièces de clavecin III: Ordre 13ème in B minor: Les folies Françaises, ou Les dominos | Handel: | Fantaisie in C major, HWV490 Toccata in G minor, HWV 586 Harpsichord Sonata in G minor | Mendelssohn: | Two Venetian Gondola Songs Song without Words, Op. 38 No. 6 in A flat major 'Duetto' Albumblatt in E minor, Op. 117 Wie die Zeit läuft! | Mozart: | Adagio in B minor, K540 | Schubert: | Hungarian Melody in B minor D817 16 German Dances D783 (selection) | Soler, A: | Keyboard Sonata No. 84 in D major |
“There is no denying the pleasure of experiencing the music of Mozart, Handel and Schubert in a domestic setting and as it would have been heard in the instruments of the day. Joanna Leach's playing is intimate, stylish and pleasantly unassuming” Gramophone Magazine “The recording is beautifully judged throughout, very close and capturing the finest of nuances. Leach's performances are first-rate, stylish and alert, with impeccably pointed ornaments. The booklet notes by Andrew Lancaster are very informative, complemented by colour photographs of each instrument. Highly recommended: domestic instruments they may be, but they are of a quality and character which is remarkable to hear.” International Record Review “Joanna Leach is an excellent artist... the instruments presented here are very interesting and not easily available on disc. They shed light on a virtually ignored aspect of music-making in the 18th and 19th centuries.” MusicWeb International | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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Anthony Leroy (cello), Sandra Moubarack (piano) | |
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| |  | Mendelssohn: Piano Works, Vol. 3
“Frith plays the Sonata, and the balance of the program, with clarity and strength, and follows the dramatic contours with vaulting confidence.” Fanfare | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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