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“Refreshingly, the programme is drawn from the composer's most experimental works...and is delivered not just with percussion, but also with fire, enthusiasm and wit.” BBC Music Magazine, December 2011 ***** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | A Bride’s Guide To Wedding Music For Civil Ceremonies
Bach, J S: | Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV1067: Badinerie Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV1068: Air ('Air on a G String') Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV1007: Prelude | Beethoven: | Für Elise (Bagatelle in A minor, WoO59) | Bizet: | Carmen: Entr'acte to Act III (Intermezzo) | Boccherini: | Minuet in A major from String Quintet Op. 11 No. 5, G275 | Clarke, Jeremiah: | Trumpet Voluntary 'Prince of Denmark's March' | Debussy: | Clair de Lune (from Suite Bergamasque) Arabesque No. 1 | Elgar: | Salut d'amour, Op. 12 | Fauré: | Pavane, Op. 50 Sicilienne, Op. 78 | Gluck: | Orfeo ed Euridice (Orphée et Euridice): Dance of the Blessed Spirits | Gossec: | Tambourin | Grieg: | Lyric Pieces Op. 65: No. 6 - Wedding Day at Troldhaugen | Handel: | Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV351: Overture Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV351: La Rejouissance Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (from Solomon) Water Music: Hornpipe Water Music: Air | Massenet: | Méditation (from Thaïs) | Mendelssohn: | A Midsummer Night's Dream: Wedding March Auf Flügeln des Gesanges, Op. 34 No. 2 | Mozart: | Le nozze di Figaro, K492: Overture Serenade No. 13 in G major, K525 'Eine kleine Nachtmusik' | Mussorgsky: | Promenade | Pachelbel: | Canon | Purcell: | Trumpet Tune | Saint-Saëns: | Le carnaval des animaux: Le Cygne | Satie: | Gymnopédie No. 1 | Stanford: | The Blue Bird, Op. 119 No. 3 | Vivaldi: | The Four Seasons: Spring, RV269 The Four Seasons: Winter, RV297 | Wagner: | Bridal Chorus 'Treulich geführt' (from Lohengrin) | Walton: | Crown Imperial | Widor: | Toccata from Organ Symphony No. 5 in F minor, Op. 42 No. 1 |
The music on the two CDs has been selected with four key stages of a wedding ceremony in mind. CD 1 is a selection of popular music for the entry of the bride and music for the exit of the bride and groom. CD 2 includes music for setting the scene and suggestions for the signing of the register. | | | (also available to download from $10.75) | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | A Bride's Guide to Wedding Music
Bach, J S: | Cantata BWV147 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben': Jesu, bleibet meine Freude Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV1068: Air ('Air on a G String') Sheep May Safely Graze, from Cantata BWV208 | Boccherini: | Minuet in A major from String Quintet Op. 11 No. 5, G275 | Britten: | Jubilate Deo in C major (1961) | Charpentier, M-A: | Te Deum, H146: Prélude | Clarke, Jeremiah: | Trumpet Voluntary 'Prince of Denmark's March' | Fauré: | Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11 Requiem: Pie Jesu Sicilienne, Op. 78 | Franck, C: | Panis Angelicus | Gluck: | Orfeo ed Euridice (Orphée et Euridice): Dance of the Blessed Spirits | Goss, J: | Praise my soul, the King of Heaven | Handel: | Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV351: Overture Coronation Anthem No. 1, HWV258 'Zadok the Priest' Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (from Solomon) Samson: Let the bright seraphim Water Music: Air & Hornpipe Messiah: Hallelujah Chorus | Massenet: | Méditation (from Thaïs) | Mendelssohn: | A Midsummer Night's Dream: Wedding March | Mozart: | Vesperae Solennes de Confessore, K339: Laudate Dominum Ave verum corpus, K618 | Mussorgsky: | Promenade | Pachelbel: | Canon | Parry: | Dear Lord and Father of Mankind (Repton) | Poston: | Jesus Christ the Apple Tree | Purcell: | Trumpet Tune | Satie: | Gymnopédie No. 1 | Schubert: | Ave Maria, D839 | Stanford: | The Blue Bird, Op. 119 No. 3 | trad.: | Immortal, invisible, God only wise (St Denio) | Vivaldi: | The Four Seasons: Winter - Largo The Four Seasons: Spring - Allegro | Wagner: | Bridal Chorus 'Treulich geführt' (from Lohengrin) | Walton: | Crown Imperial | Widor: | Toccata from Organ Symphony No. 5 in F minor, Op. 42 No. 1 |
“Philippe Quint is a wonderfully accomplished soloist.” Gramophone Magazine | | | (also available to download from $10.75) | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Classics for Children
Bizet: | Jeux d'enfants (Petite Suite), Op. 22 L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Ernest Ansermet | Boccherini: | Minuet in A major from String Quintet Op. 11 No. 5, G275 Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger | Britten: | The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34 London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten | Debussy: | Children's Corner Pascal Rogé (piano) | Dukas: | The Sorcerer's Apprentice L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Ernest Ansermet | Gluck: | Orfeo ed Euridice (Orphée et Euridice): Dance of the Blessed Spirits Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger | Mozart: | Cassation in G for Orchestra and Toys (Toy Symphony) : 1. Marche Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger | Prokofiev: | Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67 Sir Ralph Richardson (narrator) London Symphony Orchestra, Malcolm Sargent | Rameau: | Premier Livre de pieces de clavecin : Le coucou Varda Nishry (piano) Pièces de clavecin - Second livre : Le Moucheron Varda Nishry (piano) | Saint-Saëns: | Le carnaval des animaux Cristina Ortiz & Pascal Rogé (piano) London Sinfonietta, Charles Dutoit | Schumann: | Kinderszenen, Op. 15 Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) | Tchaikovsky: | The Nutcracker, Op. 71 : No. 9 Scene and Waltz of the Snowflakes Finchley Children's Music Group & National Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Bonynge |
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| |  | Pachelbel's Canon - Favourite Baroque Miniatures
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| |  | Boccherini: String Quintets
“Totally irresistible… This marvellous disc is an absolute must.” Gramophone Magazine “The frustration of those who seek to identify Boccherini's works by their opus numbers may end in their being taken into care by sympathetic men in white coats. The first three of the six string sextets listed in his own catalogue as Op 25 were first published as Op 36, No 4, as Op 47 No 9, and No 6 as Op 47 No 5. The six of his Op 11, from the Fifth of which the 'amputated' and very famous Minuet is taken, appeared as Op 13 and his own Op 13 became Op 20.
Thank goodness for Gérard, here also the annotator, by whom be guided when in any doubt! Given that Boccherini wrote 100 string quintets it isn't surprising that none of the three from Op 25 on this disc has any other listed recording. These three quintets serve as a persuasive introduction to his music, full of melodic invention, harmony that knows when and for how long to remain static or flowing, or ready to spring surprises, great variety of form, and a kaleidoscope of sounds that could have been imagined only by an accomplished and venturesome virtuoso – which Boccherini was of the cello.
If the music itself is persuasive it becomes irresistible in these performances on period instruments (or copies thereof) at slightly lower pitch than today's standard, wielded by players of the highest calibre and sensitivity. The Font family quartet with whom Boccherini played at the Madrid court of Don Luis must have revelled in these quintets; in these recordings we come as close to sharing that experience as it's possible to get. An absolute must.” Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Classical Music for Dinner Parties
Bach, J S: | Goldberg Variations, BWV988: Aria Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV1049 (3rd Movement) Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV1043: Largo ma non tanto | Beethoven: | String Quartet No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 131: Andante ma non troppo e molto cantabile | Boccherini: | Minuet in A major from String Quintet Op. 11 No. 5, G275 | Brahms: | Variations on a theme by Haydn for orchestra, Op. 56a 'St Anthony Variations': Theme | Corelli: | Concerto grosso Op. 6 No. 8 in G minor 'fatto per la notte di Natale': Pastorale | Debussy: | Clair de Lune (from Suite Bergamasque) | Elgar: | Sospiri, Op. 70 Chanson de Matin, Op. 15 No. 2 | Fauré: | Berceuse from Dolly Suite, Op. 56 | Grieg: | Holberg Suite, Op. 40: Gavotte (version for orchestra) | Haydn: | String Quartet, Op. 64 No. 5 in D major 'The Lark': Adagio cantabile | Mendelssohn: | Song without Words, Op. 62 No. 6 in A major 'Spring Song' | Mozart: | Clarinet Quintet in A major, K581 - Larghetto Serenade No. 10 in B flat major, K361 'Gran Partita' - Adagio Flute Quartet No. 1 in D major, K285: Allegro Serenade No. 13 in G major, K525 'Eine kleine Nachtmusik': Romance (Andante) | Nielsen: | Wind Quintet, Op. 43 (FS 100): Menuetto | Rachmaninov: | Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 19 - Andante | Sanz: | Canarios (arr. R. Budasz) | Satie: | Gymnopédie No. 1 (orch. Debussy) | Schubert: | The Trout Quintet D667: Andante Piano Trio movement in B flat major, D28 | Schumann: | Piano Quintet Op. 44 - Scherzo | Sibelius: | Rakastava, Op. 14, for strings & percussion: Rakastetun tie | Tárrega: | Recuerdos de la Alhambra | Telemann: | Quartet in G minor, TWV 43:g92: Vivace - Moderato - Vivace | Vaughan Williams: | Fantasia on Greensleeves (arr. R. Greaves) |
Gyorgy Eder (cello), Pierre-Alain Volondat (piano), Patrick de Hooge (piano), Jozsef Balogh (clarinet), Janet Guggenheim (piano), Michael Grebanier (cello), Jeno Jando (piano), Istvan Toth (double bass), Francois-Joel Thiollier (piano), Jean Claude Gerard (flute), Gerald Garcia (guitar), Christine Pichlmeier (violin), Lisa Stewart (violin), Peter Nagy (piano), Mats Bergstrom (guitar) Danubius Quartet, Oslo Camerata, Capella Istropolitana, Kodaly Quartet, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, German Wind Soloists, English Northern Philharmonia, Villa Musica Ensemble, Swiss Baroque Soloists, London Philharmonic Orchestra, CSSR State Philharmo, Stephan Barratt-Due, Adrian Leaper, James Judd, David Lloyd-Jones, Marin Alsop, Peter Breiner, Helmut Muller-Bruhl, Wolfgang Sobotka, Jaroslav Krcek | |
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| |  | Kreisler: The Complete Recordings Volume 4Recorded 1916-1919
Bizet: | L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1: III. Adagietto | Boccherini: | Minuet in A major from String Quintet Op. 11 No. 5, G275 | Brahms: | Hungarian Dance No. 5 | Brandl: | The Old Refrain | Dvorak: | Songs My Mother Taught Me, Op. 55 No. 4 | Earl, M: | Beautiful Ohio | Foster, S: | Old folks at home | Granados: | Danza española, Op. 37 No. 5 'Andaluza' | Hubbell: | Poor Butterfly | Krakauer: | Paradise | Kreisler: | Berceuse Romantique, Op. 9 Aubade Provençale La Gitana Liebesfreud Polichinelle, serenade Rondino on a Theme by Beethoven | Massenet: | Meditation (from Thaïs) | Paderewski: | Minuet in G major, Op. 14 No. 1 | Rameau: | Tambourins I et II - Première Entrée La Poésie (from Les fêtes d'Hébé) | Schubert: | Moments Musicaux, D780: No. 3 in F minor Rosamunde, D797: Ballet Music No. 2 | Smetana: | Fantasy on a Bohemian Song for Violin and Piano: Andantino | Spencer, H: | Underneath the Stars | Tchaikovsky: | Andante Cantabile (from String Quartet No. 1 in D Op. 11) | Valdez: | Sérénade du Tzigane | Winternitz: | Dream of Youth |
The 1916-19 period saw Fritz Kreisler at his peak as an artist, although the shadow cast by America’s entrance to World War one in 1917 forced him to cancel numerous concerts. The improved fidelity possible by 1916 saw Kreisler making substitutes of his earlier American recordings, including his own Liebesfreud. Amongst an abundance of technical marvels, Kreisler’s superb ‘parlando’ bowing is demonstrated in Granados’s Spanish Dance. The string quartet recordings include a fine Andante cantabile by Tchaikovsky, and persuasive performances with small orchestra in 1917 include Beautiful Ohio which would later be adopted as the state’s official song. After the Armistice, Kreisler was able to return to the studio in 1919 for showcase works such as Valdez’s Sérénade du Tzigane. This ongoing series of the complete Fritz Kreisler recordings generates new interest with each release. Our highest standards of audio restoration and remastering make these volumes the reference for these historic recordings, with comments such as ‘the results are incredible’ (ClassicsToday.com on Vol 3, 8110922) encouraging seasoned collectors and inquisitive newcomers alike. Ward Marston, producer and audio restoration engineer | | | (also available to download from $9.00) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | The Great British Wedding Album
A collection of music traditionally played at wedding ceremonies, with an elegantly British twist The Great British Wedding Album encapsulates not only the most popular classical music played during wedding ceremonies and celebrations, but also the most quintessentially British classical music. The album is the perfect souvenir soundtrack for the Royal Wedding of Prince William to Katherine Middleton, which takes place on the 29th April 2011. With street parties up and down the country and a national bank holiday, the Royal Wedding is shaping up to be the biggest Royal occasion since the marriage of Prince Charles to Princess Diana. Full of highly recognisable themes, this album is unique in capturing both the celebratory and ceremonial aspects of weddings, but also the sense of patriotism and occasion that will no doubt be prevalent around the time of the Royal Wedding. | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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