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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Takács Quartet, Zoltán Kocsis & András Schiff play Robert SchumannRecorded in 1991
A new release from the series of Metropolitan Munich programs. Classified as EuroArts "Recorded Excellence", with high historical value and special pricing. These magnificent Schumann performances, by some of the finest Hungarian musicians to emerge during the 1970s, illustrate to perfection why the music of this German composer continues to fascinate audiences as much today as it did when it first appeared about 175 years ago. Schumann's passionate and ambiguous nature is encapsulated in works that range across the entire garnut of human emotions. They are complemented by some of the most popular and delightful works by Debussy and Bartók. Picture format DVD: NTSC 4:3 Sound format DVD: PCM Stereo Region code: 0 Booklet notes: English, German, French Running time: 207 mins “A Schumann treasure-trove. Kocsis is at his peak in Kinderszenen and the Piano Quintet. Schiff is a charismatic fantasist in the Symphonic Studies and Kreisleriana.” BBC Music Magazine, November 2012 ***** | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Jerusalem International Chamber Music Festival
Elena Bashkirova and friends (Kirill Gerstein, Guy Braunstein, Michael Barenboim, Frans Helmerson,Alex Klein, Karl-Heinz Steffens and many more) The Jerusalem International Chamber Music Festival, held every year for two weeks in September, is renowned for an exceptional repertoire as well as unique meetings with first ranking soloists who do not usually meet each other on one stage in other frameworks.The Festival has achieved incredible success among Israeli audiences with concerts performed to packed halls. Medici Arts presents the highlights of the Jerusalem International Chamber Music Festival 2008. Elena Bashkirova, the artistic director, says: "Our festival has grown into an internationally acclaimed event". Bonus: Documentary about the Festival behind the scenes “Andy Sommer's cameras show us plenty of the ornate hall of the Jerusalem YMCA and allow us to sense and remotely join the relationship between performers and audience deepening during the course of a work - especially in slow movements - with a directness that the formal visual obstacles presented by orchestral music often obscure.” Gramophone Magazine, November 2009 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Verbier Festival Highlights 2007
Bartók: | Violin Sonata No. 1, BB 84, Sz. 75 Renaud Capuçon & Martha Argerich | Debussy: | Children's Corner Nelson Freire (piano) | Lutoslawski: | Variations on a Theme by Paganini, for two pianos Martha Argerich & Gabriela Montero | Schubert: | Klavierstück in C major, D946 No. 3 Lars Vogt (piano) | Schumann: | Piano Quintet in E flat major, Op. 44 Hélène Grimaud, Renaud Capuçon, Sayaka Shoji, Lars Anders Tomter & Mischa Maisky Hör' ich das Liedchen klingen (No. 10 from Dichterliebe, Op. 48) Thomas Quasthoff (bass-baritone), Hélène Grimaud (piano) Ein Jungling liebt ein Mädchen (No. 11 from Dichterliebe, Op. 48) Thomas Quasthoff (bass-baritone), Hélène Grimaud (piano) Am leuchtenden Sommermorgen (No. 12 from Dichterliebe, Op. 48) Thomas Quasthoff (bass-baritone), Hélène Grimaud (piano) |
The Verbier Festival, created in 1994, rapidly acquired a reputation for artistic excellence and is now considered to be among the major European music festivals. During a fortnight each July, the greatest stars of the classical music world come together against the magical backdrop of the Swiss Alps. The Verbier Festival gives musicians the opportunity to perform original programmes with fellow musicians they admire, but with whom they may never have performed before.These world première performances produce innovative and exciting results, as much for artists as for audiences. Through the Academy, the Verbier Festival invests in the talents of young artists, while creating, and promoting excellence in the performing arts. “Whatever the reason, Verbier attracts great artists and inspires them to new heights, helped by the canny casting of the festival founder and artistic director Martin Engstroem. Martha Argerich… is absolutely astounding in the finale of Bartók's Sonata for Violin and Piano No 1 with a demonically driven Renaud Capuçon. ...Nelson Freire, offers a tender, one might say avuncular, view of Debussy's Children's Corner, a contrast to the glacial Hélène Grimaud in Schumann and Ravel, and Evgeny Kissin's Liebesträume No 3 where love is clearly a cross to be borne (though his Bizet-Horowitz Variations justifiably raise the roof). Rounding off proceedings is a fired-up Joshua Bell in the finale of Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto. Visually, the camerawork is efficient and nothing more.” Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2008 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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