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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Ruggiero Ricci - Virtuoso Violin Concertos
Khachaturian: | Violin Concerto in D minor London Philharmonic Orchestra, Anatole Fistoulari | Saint-Saëns: | Introduction & Rondo capriccioso, Op. 28 London Symphony Orchestra, Piero Gamba Havanaise, Op. 83 London Symphony Orchestra, Piero Gamba | Sarasate: | Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20 London Symphony Orchestra, Piero Gamba Carmen Fantasy, Op. 25 London Symphony Orchestra, Piero Gamba | Sibelius: | Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 London Symphony Orchestra, Oivin Fjeldstad | Tchaikovsky: | Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent Scherzo London Symphony Orchestra, Oivin Fjeldstad Sérénade Mélancolique for Violin & Orchestra in B minor, Op. 26 London Symphony Orchestra, Oivin Fjeldstad |
Ruggiero Ricci is in his element in these virtuoso concertos and showpieces, with both, the Tchaikovsky Concerto (with Sargent) and Scherzo and the Sibelius Violin Concerto being released internationally on CD for the first time. The perceptive booklet notes by Tully Potter include a biography of Ricci and (sometimes wry!) comments by the violinist himself on the recordings, and some fascinating detail on the first movement cadenza of the Khachaturian. All the recordings were made in a five-year period from 1956 (Khachaturian) to 1961 (Tchaikovsky). | 
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| |  | Classical Destinations IIGreat Cities and their Music
Albéniz: | Tango (No. 2 from Espana, Op. 165) arr. Kreisler Richard Tognetti (violin) | Bartók: | Romanian Folk Dances for orchestra, Sz. 68, BB 76 | Britten: | Simple Symphony: Playful Pizzicato | Debussy: | String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10: Scherzo ACO principals | Elgar: | Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20 - Allegro piacevole Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20 - Larghetto Salut d'amour, Op. 12 Helena Rathbone (violin) | Handel: | Concerto grosso, Op. 6 No. 10 in D minor, HWV328: Finale Water Music Suite No.1: Air Suite from F major: Hornpipe from Water Music | Holst: | St Paul's Suite, Op. 29 No. 2: Ostinato St Paul's Suite, Op. 29 No. 2: Dargason | Prokofiev: | Sonata for Two Violins in C Major, Op. 56 Richard Tognetti, Satu Vänskä (violins) | Rachmaninov: | Vocalise, Op. 34 No. 14 Richard Tognetti (violin) | Ravel: | Deux mélodies hébraïques: Kaddisch | Respighi: | Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite No. 3, P. 172: Arie di Corte | Rossini: | La scala di seta Overture | Saint-Saëns: | Introduction & Rondo capriccioso, Op. 28 Richard Tognetti (violin) | Strauss, R: | Morgen, Op. 27 No. 4 Sara Macliver (soprano) | Szymanowski: | String Quartet No. 2, Op. 56: Vivace, Scherzando ACO principals |
Simon Callow (narrator) Australian Chamber Orchestra, Richard Tognetti The acclaimed actor and writer Simon Callow returns for a second tour as host and narrator of Classical Destinations. This unique TV series combines travel to some of the most amazing cities in Europe with their history, great stories and classical music in a unique and spectacular format. Together with their Artistic Director Richard Tognetti, the Australian Chamber Orchestra (ACO) joins Simon as he discovers the great composers by exploring beautiful cities and regions of Europe that inspired them to write the music that has endured for years. 'I believe we’ve put together a remarkable selection of music that represents the best of the composers featured. The ACO performs in every episode of the series with over 100 minutes of new recordings.' Richard Tognetti Running time: 5hrs 25mins Special Features: 36mins 16:9 Widescreen All regions DVD9: Dual layer |
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| |  | Gala Concert St. PetersburgRecorded live at the St. Petersburg Philharmonia, Grand Hall, 1 June 2003
Anna Netrebko (soprano), Dimitri Hvorostovsky (baritone), Mischa Maisky (cello), Eliso Virsaladze (piano) & Viktor Tretjakov (violin) St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Yuri Temirkanov & Nikolai Alekseev This festive gala concert was held to mark the city’s 300th anniversary, bringing together some of the greatest Russian artists: young soprano Anna Netrebko, baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky, such great instrumentalists as cellist Mischa Maisky and violinist Viktor Tretyakov. World-famous St. Petersburg Philharmonic under Yuri Temirkanov in a repertoire of fascinating variety. An extraordinary evening with a lot of highlights from the most loved classical masterpieces. Re-release of our very successful DVD and Blu-ray. “Anna Netrebko has become one of the most admired of young lyric sopranos the world over" The Gramophone Magazine Picture format DVD: NTSC 16:9 Sounds formats DVD: PCM Stereo, DD 5.1, DTS 5.1 Region code: 0 Booklet notes: English, German, French Running time: 112 mins Audience: all |
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| |  | Gala Concert from St.Petersburg
Anna Netrebko (soprano), Dmitri Hvorostovsky (baritone), Mischa Maisky (cello), Eliso Virsaladze (piano) & Viktor Tretjakov (violin) St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Yuri Temirkanov & Nikolai Alekseev This festive gala concert was held to mark the city's 300th anniversary, bringing together some of the greatest Russian artists: young soprano Anna Netrebko, baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky, such great instrumentalists as cellist Mischa Maisky and violinist Viktor Tretyakov. World-famous St Petersburg Philharmonic under Yuri Temirkanov in repertoire of fascinating variety. Available for the first time on Blu-ray Disc. NTSC · 16:9, PCM 2.0 · PCM 5.1 Region Code:All Booklet Notes: English, German, French Languages: Spanish, Italian, Russian Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian Running Time: 112 mins Audiences: all |
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| |  | Nicola Benedetti - Fantasie
Nicola Benedetti (violin) British violinist Nicola Benedetti presents her fourth album, Fantasie, a selection of well-loved violin pieces that form a stunning violin showcase. The repertoire is varied, ultimately all popular pieces and greatly different to the repertoire on her most recent discs. The combination of virtuosic, gipsy-influenced show stoppers with introspective meditations and songs represents the two aspects of violin-playing that particularly interest Benedetti, as well as showing her musical and technical development. Upon winning the prestigious BBC Young Musician of the Year competition at the age of 16, Benedetti signed to Deutsche Grammophon and recorded the winning Szymanowski Concerto no. 1, gaining critical acclaim. The albums that followed contained world premiere works written especially for Benedetti by the pre-eminent British composers, James MacMillan and Sir John Tavener. She has established a fantastic career performing with major orchestras across the UK, US and Japan, garnering praise for her bold interpretations of concertos such as Tchaikovsky, Mendelssohn, Sibelius, Glazunov and Szymanowski. For Fantasie Benedetti has put aside the concerti to explore some of the recital greats, including Vaughan Williams’ ‘The Lark Ascending’, one of the greatest works for violin which, for the last three years, has been voted Classic FM’s favourite piece of classical music in their Hall of Fame. “The Lark Ascending is beautifully played, with pure, unforced tone, and in the unmeasured passages Benedetti imaginatively suggests the bird's unfettered, unpredictable flight. By contrast, she produces an alluring, vibrant tone for the Méditation from Thaïs, and a similarly passionate approach animates several of the newly recorded tracks-the Rachmaninov and Fauré, particularly.” Gramophone , Awards 2009 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Itzhak Perlman
Elgar: | Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 61 Royal Albert Hall, London, 9/8/1981 BBC Symphony Orchestra, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky | Prokofiev: | Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 19 Royal Festival Hall, London, 22/10/1980 BBC Symphony Orchestra, Gennady Rozhdestvensky | Saint-Saëns: | Introduction & Rondo capriccioso, Op. 28 London Coliseum Theatre 25/10/1970 Sadler's Wells Orchestra, Charles Mackerras |
The great Israeli-born violinist Itzhak Perlman has already left a huge number of sound recordings of his interpretations; but it adds an extra dimension to be able to watch him execute, for instance, the brilliant spiccato bowing in Saint-Saëns's Introduction and Rondo capriccioso.A master of the French style through his teacher Ivan Galamian, Perlman at 25 is seen in the first full flush of his talent.Ten years later, the mature soloist shows his total command of the modern Russian style of Prokofiev - at a BBC Symphony Orchestra golden jubilee concert - and the bitter-sweet romanticism of Elgar's massive, virtuosic concerto. “Perlman is in his prime in the Prokofiev First and the Elgar Concerto, and the steady camerawork doesn't stray far from him or Rozhdestvensky. Both are fiery live performances, as is the even earlier Saint-Saëns.” BBC Music Magazine, June 2009 **** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Michael Rabin plays Paganini, Saint-Saëns & Sarasate
Michael Rabin (violin) Philharmonia Orchestra & Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra, Felix Slatkin & Sir Eugene Goossens Recording: Abbey Road Studio No.1, London, 14 May 1960
Samuel Goldwyn Studios, Hollywood, 10-11 September 1959 “Rabin's magnificent tone and striking presence are an invaluable gift to the Wieniawski, whose heroic and romantic qualities are given full expression.” Gramophone Magazine, August 2008 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Ivry Gitlis
Albéniz: | Malagueña, Op. 165, No. 3 | Bartók: | Sonata for Solo Violin, Sz 117: III - Melodia | Brahms: | Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108 - Allegro | Elgar: | La Capricieuse, Op. 17 | Moszkowski: | Guitare, Op. 45. No. 2 | Paganini: | Violin Concerto No. 2 in B minor, Op. 7; III Rondo ‘La Campanella Filmed in Paris, 2 October 1966 Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra, Stanislaw Wislocki | Saint-Saëns: | Introduction & Rondo capriccioso, Op. 28 | Tchaikovsky: | Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 Filmed at the Maison de la Radio, Paris, 13 June 1965 Orchestre National de l’ORTF, Francesco Mander | Wieniawski: | Polonaise brilliante No. 1 in D major, Op. 4 Capriccio Valse in E major, Op. 7 |
Ivry Gitlis (violin), Tasso Janopoulo (piano), Georges Pludermacher (piano) recordings from between 1962 and 1973 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | A Natural Born FiddlerThis DVD introduces the unbelievable talents of Valeriy Sokolov
Valeriy Sokolov (violin) A film by Bruno Monsaingeon ‘It was in Britain, in the spring of 2003, at the Yehudi Menuhin School, that I first had the opportunity to hear Valeriy Sokolov play. I had only just learned of his existence when he offered to play me the Ysaÿe Sonata. As he did so, not the slightest tension marred the impression he gave of total ease with his instrument, absolute control of technique, a musical maturity which made the fact that he was only sixteen completely irrelevant, and above all an utter abandonment to the flow of the music... I was seized by a compulsion to try and capture Valeriy Sokolov in all the freshness of his youth as soon as possible. So I made this film...’ Bruno Monsaingeon Format: NTSC Language: English Region: All Regions Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Number of discs: 1 DVD Release Date: September 12, 2006 Run Time: 93 minutes Subtitles - English, French | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Ruggiero Ricci (violin) London Symphony Orchestra, Pierino Gamba | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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