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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Nikolaus Harnoncourt: Waltzer Revolution
Lanner: | Pas de neuf nach Saverio Mercadante, WoO Sehnsuchts-Mazur, Op. 89 Hansjörgl-Polka Malapou-Galopp, Op. 148, No. 1 Hexentanzwalzer, Op. 203 Marsch (from the ballet Corso Donati) Cerrito-Polka, Op. 189 Jagers Lust (Jagd-Galopp), Op. 82 Die Schönbrunner Waltzer, Op. 200 | Mozart: | Kontretanz, KV603, No. 1 Contredanse, K609 No. 1 Contredanse, K609 No. 4 Six German Dances K571 | Strauss, J, I: | Radetsky March, Op. 228 Erste Kettenbrücke-Walzer, Op. 4 Schäfer-Quadrille, Op. 217 Der Carneval in Paris, Galopp, Op. 100 (The Carnival in Paris) Walzer (a la Paganini), Op. 11 |
An album of lively waltzes and other dance music, consummately performed by Nikolaus Harnoncourt and Concentus Musicus Wien. With rarely-heard dance pieces by Mozart, Lanner, and Johann Strauss I. On his new album, Walzer Revolution, Nikolaus Harnoncourt and the Concentus Musicus Wien turn their attention to a selection of dances by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Josef Lanner and Johann Strauss the Elder himself, in order to give it a new interpretation in the spirit intended by the composers. Harnoncourt, who more than any other conductor of our time represents a revolution in the way works are performed and in the reception of music, traces the line from the dances of Mozart to 19th-century dances that were profoundly characteristic of the society of that time. Thanks to his typical practice of performing the works in a historical manner, he succeeds in making this dance music an authentic listening experience that is constantly denied to us by the usual modern orchestration. The purpose of the resulting album is not only to convey the true joy of listening but also to narrate music history. “With his “waltz revolution”, Harnoncourt and his period CMW band throw down a gauntlet to the established Philharmonic professors, arguing for more transparent textures and a wider range of wind and brass colours than those available to modern orchestras...A delicious pair of discs.” Sunday Times, 18th March 2012 “Two CDs of pure joy, and full of fine scholarship as well...The performances are sinuous yet nuanced, the pacing just sedate enough to reveal fascinating detail and the revelations — Strauss’s Chain Bridge Waltz and an early version of the Radetzky March — startling and delightful.” The Times, 31st March 2012 ***** “The orchestra's period instruments (including 10 different types of trumpet) and Harnoncourt's distinctive use of rubato lend novelty to New Year's classics such as the Radetzky March. But it is Lanner's flourishes of the gothic, operatic and exotic that really catch the ear.” The Independent, 22nd April 2012 “This is fun! Instructive, too, as Nikolaus Harnoncourt once again strips away centuries of 'tradition' and goes back to basics...Harnoncourt and his players bring both 'rough trade' and many an insight into what makes this music tick...Harnoncourt plays it seriously and with respect while relishing its creative place in Viennese society and appreciating the music's balance between sophistication and amusement.” International Record Review, May 2012 “The collection succeeds, though, not just in pioneering period performances but also through imaginative programming...One way and another it's a collection that demands the attention of anyone who thinks he knows how Viennese music should sound.” Gramophone Magazine, July 2012 | | | Usually despatched in 8 - 10 working days. |
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It is rare to find a soloist doubling as a conductor in Salzburg, but when it happens, it is undoubtedly a delightful prospect for the Festival audience. This was a risk that Alexander Lonquich took with the Mozarteum Orchestra in 2009. His Mozart Matinee began with the 'Six German Dances' K 571 and revealed Lonquich and the orchestra as knowledgeable champions of a rhythmically alert and dynamically varied Mozart style. Their ability to breathe new life into the music also benefitted the 'Linz' Symphony in C major K 425, while the 'Masonic Funeral Music' in C minor K 477 proved to be a moment of intense stasis in the concert, which was brought to a brilliant end with the Piano Concerto in E flat major K 482, conducted by Lonquich from the keyboard. “Lonquich makes a better job of his dual role than many other pianists who try this approach...Under [his] direction, the string sonority of the Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg is supple and svelte without being too 'smooth'. At the same time, he savours and encourages the contribution of the woodwind and brass...and the result is unfailingly musical. There are no emphatic distortions of the rhythm...His fingerwork is fleet and dextrous.” International Record Review, January 2012 | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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“These live performances… bear the fruits of a long partnership… palpable in their shared joy of music-making.” Gramophone Magazine, February 2008 | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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Recorded 1966 & 1968, mono “…a significant document of Serkin’s musicianship.” (International Record Review) | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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Mozart: | Symphony No. 17 in G major, K129 Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Ton Koopman Symphony No. 18 in F major, K130 Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Ton Koopman Symphony No. 19 in E flat Major, K132 Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Ton Koopman Symphony No. 21 in A major, K134 Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Ton Koopman Symphony No. 22 in C major, K162 Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Ton Koopman Symphony No. 23 in D major, K181 Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Ton Koopman Symphony No. 24 in B flat major, K182 Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Ton Koopman Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K183 Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Nikolaus Harnoncourt Symphony No. 26 in E flat major, K184 Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Nikolaus Harnoncourt Symphony No. 27 in G major, K199 Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Ton Koopman Symphony No. 28 in C major, K200 Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Nikolaus Harnoncourt Symphony No. 29 in A major, K201 Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Nikolaus Harnoncourt Symphony No. 30 in D major, K202 Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Nikolaus Harnoncourt Symphony No. 31 in D minor, K297 'Paris' Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Nikolaus Harnoncourt Symphony No. 32 in G major, K318 Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Nikolaus Harnoncourt Symphony No. 33 in B flat major, K319 Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Nikolaus Harnoncourt Symphony No. 34 in C major, K338 Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Nikolaus Harnoncourt Symphony No. 35 in D major, K385 'Haffner' Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Nikolaus Harnoncourt Symphony No. 36 in C major, K425 'Linz' Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Nikolaus Harnoncourt Symphony No. 38 in D major, K504 'Prague' Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Nikolaus Harnoncourt Symphony No. 39 in E flat major, K543 Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Nikolaus Harnoncourt Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K550 Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Nikolaus Harnoncourt Symphony No. 41 in C major, K551 'Jupiter' Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Nikolaus Harnoncourt Six German Dances K571 Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Raymond Leppard Les Petits Riens (ballet) K. App. 10/299b (excerpts) Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Raymond Leppard |
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