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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Ralph Vaughan Williams - Over hill, over dalePartsongs, folksongs and Shakespeare settings
'The Holst Singers ... sing with a spellbinding sense of atmosphere and crystal-clear textures. Strongly recommended for all admirers of Vaughan Williams and fine choral work' (BBC Music Magazine) | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | James Ehnes - HomageCD/DVD tribute to 12 of the world’s finest instruments
Bazzini: | La Ronde des lutins, Op. 25 (Violin) | Benjamin, A: | Jamaican Rumba (Viola) | David, Félicien: | La Nuit (Viola) arranged Vieuxtemps | Dinicu: | Hora Staccato (Violin) arr. Heifetz | Elgar: | La Capricieuse, Op. 17 (Violin) Salut d'amour, Op. 12 (Violin) | Falla: | Suite populaire espagnole (Violin) arr. Kochanski Danse Espagnole (from La Vida Breve) (Violin) arr. Kreisler | Kreisler: | Chanson Louis XIII and Pavane (In the style of Couperin) (Violin) | Moszkowski: | Guitare, Op. 45. No. 2 (Violin) arr. Sarasate | Ravel: | Vocalise-étude en forme de habanera (Violin) | Scott, C: | Lotus Land, Op. 47 No. 1 (W183) (Violin) arr. Kreisler | Sibelius: | Mazurka, Op. 81/1 (Violin) | Tchaikovsky: | Souvenir d'un lieu cher, Op. 42: Mélodie in E flat major (Violin) | Vaughan Williams: | Greensleeves (Viola) | Wieniawski: | Étude-caprice, Op. 18 No. 4 in A minor (Violin) arr. Kreisler |
Plus bonus comparison tracks Bruch - Scottish Fantasy (excerpt - all 9 violins) Berlioz - Harold in Italy (excerpt - all 3 violas) Violins Stradivari: 1709 “La Pucelle”,1713 “Baron d'Assignies”, 1715 “Marsick”, 1715 “Baron Knoop”, 1719 “Duke of Alba”, 1733 “Sassoon”, Pietro Guarneri: 1698 “Shapiro” Guarneri del Gesù: 1737 “King Joseph”, 1742 “Lord Wilton” Violas Gasparo da Salò: c.1560, Andrea Guarneri: 1676“Count Vitale, ex Landau”, Giuseppe Guadagnini: 1793 “Rolla”
All instruments courtesy of the Fulton Collection 2008 Grammy and Gramophone Award winner James Ehnes pays tribute to the world's most celebrated violin-makers in this unique ONYX project featuring performances on 12 of the greatest instruments ever made. The Fulton Collection is perhaps the most important private collection in the world and contains many examples of the legendary names Stradivari, Guarneri, da Salo and Guadagnini. For example, the priceless La Pucelle has never been heard in a recording, and the Lord Wilton was Yehudi Menuhin’s last instrument. Ehnes performs 21 selections in a carefully planned recital programme specially chosen to suit each instrument and to work on its own terms. It finishes with a section comparing each instrument in an excerpt of the same piece, a unique opportunity to contrast the sound qualities of these spectacular instruments. Ehnes says of the instruments: “I didn't want to spare them a full workout. I wanted to select repertoire that would show off their particular tonal characteristics and push them to the limit and me to my limit as well." The DVD has the complete performances plus spectacular close-ups of the instruments and substantial interview sequences - Strads vs Guarneris, the importance of the bow, Ehnes’ relationship with the Fulton Collection and his preparation for the recording sessions. David Fulton also talks about his passion for collecting these rare instruments and says: “Ehnes is the only one who could have done this and is today’s David Oistrakh.” The highly collectible package includes detailed notes by Ehnes himself. CD: 78.31 DVD: 100 mins + extras “…James Ehnes… has been given the run of the extraordinary collection of violins and violas assembled by David Fulton, to wit: one Pietro Guarneri, six Stradivari, two Guarneri "del Gesù" and violas by Bertolotti, Andrea Guarneri and Guadagnini… On the CD, you can enjoy Ehnes playing an enriching recital on all 12 instruments, capped by 12 "comparison tracks" in which the same brief passage from Bruch's Scottish Fantasy (Harold in Italy for the violas) is played on each instrument in turn. The same performances were filmed for the DVD. There are interviews with Ehnes, Fulton and others.” Gramophone Magazine, March 2009 “Heard with one ear, this CD and DVD package presents an attractive collection of violin bon-bons, with three viola pieces thrown in. Heard with two ears, it's a fascinating journey through history, with Ehnes sharing the repertoire among 12 antique and precious instruments from the Fulton Collection, each with their own subtle character. A highlight is the 1737 Guarneri violin, smokily sumptuous in Cyril Scott's Lotus Land. The DVD's roaming camera grows fatiguing; not so Ehnes's musicianship.” The Times, 14th February 2009 **** “The icing on the cake is provided by the DVD, which shows how Ehnes achieves miracles at close hand, including his unconventional left-hand thumb extension and relatively firm bow-hold. Beautifully photographed, consummately played and beguilingly engineered, this is a must for all music lovers.” BBC Music Magazine, March 2009 ***** | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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| |  | Vaughan Williams - A Cappella Choral Works
The Song of Songs stands apart from its Biblical surroundings as one of the supreme love poems of world literature, a celebration of erotic love in the form of a dialogue between a bridegroom and his bride, invoking all the senses – the fragrance of wine, blossom, fruits and spices. Ranging widely over five centuries,from the relative asperity of Dunstaple to the lush exoticism of Daniel-Lesur, this cherrypicked assortment of sweetmeats is given exultant life by Mike Brewer and Laudibus. Brewer and his award-winning chamber choir Laudibus have unearthed some rare and precious gems in this recording of a cappella choral music by one of England’s best-loved composers. Little-known works both early and late nestle alongside repertory staples such as the glorious Mass in G minor, in a programme which displays Vaughan Williams’ indebtedness to both the sacred and secular instincts of his Elizabethan precursors. “The finely blended voices of Mike Brewer’s Laudibus, an offshoot of the National Youth Choir of Great Britain, provide much pleasure in this inventive selection of a cappella Vaughan Williams. Little-heard late motets mix with early strivings and that radiant response to Tudor polyphony, the Mass in G minor. But as the disc advances, a doubt arises. Mass or folk song, everything is sung with the same rapt reverence. Let’s also have a little iron in the fire.” The Times, 1st August 2008 *** “Vaughan Williams… musical personality shines out all through this selection of sacred and secular a cappella music… Mike Brewer's excellent chamber choir Laudibus sings with beautifully blended tone, and good stand-out solo work… the disc offers must to discover and must to enjoy, and its altogether a treasurable contribution to the Vaughan Williams anniversary celebrations.” BBC Music Magazine, August 2008 **** “Magnificently sung … superlative recording” The Telegraph “Fascinating and splendidly executed …enlightens and reveals as much as it Impresses and delights” Classic FM Magazine “Laudibus seems to be not one chamber choir but several on this CD” International Record Review | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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| |  | The Oxford Book of Wedding MusicJeremy Filsell plays the organ at Lancing College Chapel
Bach, J S: | Sanctify us by Thy goodness (Cantata BWV22, arr. Cohen) Cantata BWV79 'Gott der Herr ist Sonn und Schild': Nun Danket Alle Gott Cantata BWV147 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben': Jesu, bleibet meine Freude Sheep May Safely Graze, from Cantata BWV208 Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV1068: Air ('Air on a G String') | Carter, A: | Trumpet Tune | Handel: | Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV351: Overture Water Music: Air & Hornpipe Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (from Solomon) | Lefebure-Wely: | L'Organiste Moderne, Book 12: Marche in C major | Mathias: | Fanfare (1987) | Mendelssohn: | A Midsummer Night's Dream: Wedding March | Purcell: | Trumpet Tune March in C major | Stanley, J: | Trumpet Voluntary in D major | Vaughan Williams: | Greensleeves | Wagner: | Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Overture (excerpt) Bridal Chorus 'Treulich geführt' (from Lohengrin) | Walton: | Crown Imperial | Widor: | Toccata from Organ Symphony No. 5 in F minor, Op. 42 No. 1 | Wright, S: | Prelude on Brother James' Air |
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