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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | A Brandenburg Christmas
Brandenburg Choir & Brandenburg Orchestra, Paul Dyer The Australian Brandeburg Orchestra get together each year to celebrate Christmas and Artistic Director Paul Dyer has committed some of the music created to disc. It contains the usual eclectic mix of repertoire, performed by these first class musicians in their unique way. Their previous release was universally critically acclaimed and we expect this one to generate similar reviews. “this seasonal offering reveals the quirky programming policy of artistic director Paul Dyer...I’m not sure anyone else has ever dared programme Angelus ad virginem and Billy Joel together, but the man who hymned his Uptown Girl shares stage space with Herbert Howells and Henry Purcell as well, and doesn’t seem unduly to suffer.” MusicWeb International, November 2012 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Classics For Your Wedding
Bach, J S: | Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV1067: Badinerie Sheep May Safely Graze, from Cantata BWV208 Toccata in D minor (BWV 565) Cantata BWV147 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben': Jesu, bleibet meine Freude Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV1068: Gavotte I & II | Charpentier, M-A: | Te Deum, H146: Prélude | Clarke, Jeremiah: | Trumpet Voluntary 'Prince of Denmark's March' | Delibes: | Lakmé: Dôme épais (Flower Duet) | Elgar: | Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major, Op. 39 No. 1 Salut d'amour, Op. 12 Chanson de Matin, Op. 15 No. 2 | Fauré: | Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11 | Franck, C: | Prélude, Choral et Fugue, M21 Panis Angelicus | Gounod: | Ave Maria | Grieg: | Peer Gynt: Morning | Handel: | Messiah: Hallelujah Chorus Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (from Solomon) Water Music Suite No. 1 in F major, HWV348: Air | Massenet: | Meditation (from Thaïs) | Mendelssohn: | A Midsummer Night's Dream: Wedding March | Mozart: | Exsultate, jubilate, K165 - Alleluia Vesperae Solennes de Confessore, K339: Laudate Dominum | Pachelbel: | Canon | Rossini: | Petite Messe solennelle: Kyrie | Saint-Saëns: | Benediction Nuptiale in F major, Op. 9 Le carnaval des animaux: Aquarium Le carnaval des animaux: Le Cygne | Strauss, J, II: | An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314 | Tchaikovsky: | Swan Lake: Scene (Swan Theme) | Vivaldi: | Laudamus te (We praise thee) from Gloria in D, RV589 The Four Seasons: Spring, RV269 (Allegro) | Wagner: | Bridal Chorus 'Treulich geführt' (from Lohengrin) |
Everyone attaches particular importance to the music for their wedding ceremony. It is, after all, the key ingredient essential for intensifying the emotional level of a very special day which is to be shared not only by the happy couple but also with all their guests. Choosing the music for one’s wedding is an intimate thing, a second declaration of love between bride and groom. But it is also a bid to express and convey to the young couple’s nearest and dearest, who will be present with them at the wedding, all those feelings of joy and love which cannot be expressed by a mere exchange of "I do’s" and of rings. And so, whatever your musical tastes and temperament and no matter how you choose to say "I love you" or "I do", you’ll find music to suit you on this double album: from favourite classics to rare gems of the repertoire, from music for festive occasions to more intimate, soulful and reflective melodies, this compilation brings together the most beautiful masterpieces to help you make your wedding an occasion of pure emotion and shared happiness and ensure that you never forget the most beautiful day of your life. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Mozart: Airs Sacrés
Mozart: | Grabmusik, K42: Betracht dies Herz Vesperae solennes de Domenica, K321: Laudate Dominum Et incarnatus est (from Great Mass in C minor) Agnus Dei (from Litaniae Lauretanae, K195) Exsultate, jubilate, K165 Davide Penitente, K469 - Fra l'oscure, ombre funeste, Et incarnatus est Vesperae Solennes de Confessore, K339: Laudate Dominum Litaniae de venerabili altaris sacramento, K243 Agnus Dei (from Coronation Mass) |
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| |  | This is the dayMusic on royal occasions
This new album recollects and celebrates some of the choral music heard on royal occasions during the lifetime of HM Elizabeth II. The music chosen reflects the personal choices and commission by the Royal Family for weddings, funerals, and anniversaries. Featuring John Rutter’s celebratory royal wedding anthem This is the day, written for the marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton at Westminster Abbey in 2011. Newly orchestrated exclusively for this recording, it reminds us of the event that captivated the attention of the nation last year. The CD also includes a new arrangement for unaccompanied choir of the Londonderry Air to the text I would be true, and an orchestration of Schubert’s beautiful Psalm 23 - The Lord is my Shepherd by John Rutter for this recording. “Elin Manahan Thomas is impressive with her poise and limpidity...The Cambridge Singers, outstandingly fresh and communicative throughout under John Rutter's expert, energising direction, excel particularly in a superbly buoyant, incisive performance of the 'Choral Dances' from Britten's Gloriana...Of its type, this is a virtually unimproveable collection.” BBC Music Magazine, September 2012 ***** “it's all beautifully sung. Elin Manahan Thomas performs Mozart's Laudate Dominum with effortless grace, whilst the Cambridge Singers are chameleon-like in their ability to take on different musical styles...Light, joyous, and beautifully performed, this is sacred choral easy listening of the highest standard.” Charlotte Gardner, bbc.co.uk, 16th May 2012 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Edda Moser singt Mozart
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| |  | Cecilia Bartoli: Sospiri
Bellini: | Ah, non credea mirarti (from La Sonnambula) with Juan Diego Flórez Orchestra La Scintilla, Alessandro de Marchi Casta Diva (from Norma) | Caldara: | Quel buon pastor son io Il Giardino Armonico, Giovanni Antonini | Fauré: | Requiem: Pie Jesu Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia & Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Myung-Whun Chung | Franck, C: | Panis Angelicus with Cinzia Maurizio, Luigi Piovano & Daniele Rossi | Giacomelli: | Sposa non mi conosci (from Merope) | Handel: | Lascia la spina (from Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno) Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski | Mozart: | Voi che sapete (from Le nozze di Figaro - Vienna version) Wiener Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado La ci darem la mano (from Don Giovanni) with Bryn Terfel Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Myung-Whun Chung Vesperae Solennes de Confessore, K339: Laudate Dominum Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia & Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Myung-Whun Chung | Persiani: | Cari Giorni Orchestra La Scintilla, Adam Fischer | Rossini: | Una voce poco fa (from Il barbiere di Siviglia) International Chamber Soloists & Orchestra La Scintilla, Adam Fischer | Vivaldi: | Gelido in ogni vena (from Il Farnace, RV711) |
Cecilia Bartoli is loved the world over for vocal fireworks and spectacular coloratura, but she is also adored for her spine-tingling pianissimi and her ability to shape endless, velvety phrases. For the first time, this product will focus on the irresistibly sensual side of Cecilia Bartoli's art. It has been conceived as a popular “mood” or lifestyle compilation — presenting quieter arias showcasing Cecilia's vocal beauty, sensuality and emotion. “Sospiri” is designed to present this most accessible aspect of Cecilia Bartoli's art to the broadest popular-classical market. “Sospiri” will contain favourite arias by Mozart and Handel, bel canto jewels by Bellini and Rossini and treasures by Vivaldi as well as music which Cecilia Bartoli has “rediscovered” on her recent record-breaking solo albums. For Cecilia’s existing fans, the Prestige Edition includes a previously unreleased aria and world premiere recording of Vinci’s Cervo in bosco, one of Farinelli’s calling card arias. Both formats include a new interpretation of Rosina's aria Una voce poco fa, from Il Barbiere di Siviglia - the dazzling aria of young love, the role in which Cecilia Bartoli first shot to international stardom. She infuses this new interpretation with all her knowledge of the baroque and classical tradition on which Rossini’s music was founded, her experience of period practice and critical reading of the manuscripts, together with a playfulness and variety of colors which she has acquired over the years. On this track recorded during the Maria sessions Cecilia Bartoli is accompanied by a fantastic period practice orchestra, Orchestra La Scintilla. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Mozart: Exsultate jubilate!
“Unreservedly recommended” BBC Music Magazine “This is a sunny and unpretentious disc which deserves to be among the successes of the Mozart year” Gramophone Magazine | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | The Sixteen - Sounds SublimeIncludes some of The Sixteen’s most celebrated recordings in this beautiful 2CD digi-pack set
Allegri: | Miserere mei, Deus | Bach, J S: | Cantata BWV147 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben' Magnificat in D major, BWV243: Magnificat anima mea Dominum Quoniam tu solus sanctus (from Mass in B minor) Cum Sancto Spiritu (from Mass in B minor) Cantata BWV50 'Nun ist das Heil und die Kraft' | Barber, S: | Agnus Dei | Bernstein: | Spring Song (Chorus from The Lark) | Brahms: | Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen (from Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45) | Britten: | Advance Democracy A Hymn of Saint Columba | Daniel-Lesur: | La voix du bien-aime (from Le Cantique des Cantiques) | Fauré: | Requiem: Pie Jesu With the Academy of St Martin in the Fields | Handel: | Messiah: Hallelujah Chorus Coronation Anthem No. 1, HWV258 'Zadok the Priest' Israel in Egypt: Moses & the children of Israel I will sing unto the Lord (from Israel in Egypt) Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (from Solomon) Samson: Let the bright seraphim | Lotti: | Crucifixus in 8 parts | Mozart: | Ave verum corpus, K618 With the Academy of St Martin in the Fields Vesperae Solennes de Confessore, K339: Laudate Dominum With the Academy of St Martin in the Fields | Padilla, J G: | Deus in adiutoriuminin | Palestrina: | Kyrie (from Missa Papae Marcelli) | Poulenc: | Una hora (from Sept Répons des Ténèbres) With the BBC Philharmonic | Purcell: | Man that is born of a woman, Z27 Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets | Scarlatti, D: | Iste Confessor | Sheppard, J: | Libera nos 1 | Tallis: | Spem in alium for eight five-part choirs '40-part Motet' | Tavener: | The Lamb Hymn to the Mother of God | Teixeira, A: | Te gloriosus Apostolorum Chorus (from Te Deum) | Victoria: | Ave Maria a 8 Officium Hebdomadae Sanctae: O Domine Iesu Christe | Vivaldi: | Gloria in excelsis Deo (Gloria in D) |
Some of the most celebrated recordings from Harry Christophers and his award-winning ensemble. Equally appealing to fans of The Sixteen and those who are new to the group, this disc provides a definitive collection of familiar classics and lesser-known treasures. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Abbado in Concert
Brahms: | Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83 Maurizio Pollini (piano) Wiener Philharmoniker | Mozart: | Kyrie in D minor, K341 Karita Mattila, Marjana Lipovšek, Robert Holl, Jerry Hadley & Jorge Pita Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor & Wiener Philharmoniker Grabmusik, K42: Betracht dies Herz Karita Mattila, Marjana Lipovšek, Robert Holl, Jerry Hadley & Jorge Pita Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor & Wiener Philharmoniker Vesperae Solennes de Confessore, K339: Laudate Dominum Karita Mattila, Marjana Lipovšek, Robert Holl, Jerry Hadley & Jorge Pita Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor & Wiener Philharmoniker | Rossini: | La Cenerentola Overture Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala Il barbiere di Siviglia Overture Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala | Schubert: | Mass No. 6 in E flat major, D950 Karita Mattila, Marjana Lipovšek, Robert Holl, Jerry Hadley & Jorge Pita Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor & Wiener Philharmoniker |
The ’All Saints Day Concert’ - besides the New Year´s concert the most important Viennese music event - from the Musikvereinssaal, Vienna from 1986 with sacred music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Franz Schubert. Superb soloists like Karita Mattila, Marjana Lipovsek, Robert Holl, Jerry Hadley and Jorge Pita, the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and the Vienna State Opera Chorus under the baton of maestro Abbado. “The Schubert Mass may tax Abbado's greatest fans. Yet the Mozart sequence with Karita Mattila is revelatory, camerawork for the Brahms Second Piano Concerto as fluid and imaginative as the Abbado-Pollini partnership...He combines a phenomenal technique with a poetic temperament. Wonderful.” BBC Music Magazine, October 2008 ***** “the most widely respected living conductor” New York Times | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Mozart - Exsultate jubilate!and other soprano arias
‘What more could you want in these works than a soloist who places every note with joyous precision, moves from one to another so cleanly, and demonstrates at every turn such intelligent but unfussy musicianship? This is a sunny and unpretentious disc which deserves to be among the successes of the Mozart year’ (Gramophone) “Though clearly designed as a showcase for a young British singer who seems to be getting better by the minute – the presence of a number of excerpts and a double-tracked duet are evidence of that – it is nevertheless strongly focused on Mozart's Salzburg church music, offering in addition to some of the usual suspects a few relative rarities. It is also a reminder of how, even in works which make no attempts at great depth, the young composer was a marvel of fluency, grace and freshness. There are times in his teenage music when you can really feel the enjoyment he took in his own ability; on this disc you can sense it being transferred to the performances.
Emma Kirkby recording some of these pieces a few years back (likewise doing Exsultate, jubilate in the alternative 'flute' version), and while Carolyn Sampson's singing does not sound like Kirkby's, her rounder voice gives the listener much the same kind of pleasure. What more could you want in these works than a soloist who places every note with joyous precision, moves from one to another so cleanly, and demonstrates at every turn such intelligent but unfussy musicianship? She also has wonderful control of dynamics, beautifully demonstrated in the restrained cadenza of Exsultate's slow middle section, or the hushed reprise of the Agnus Dei from the Coronation Mass.
The orchestral accompaniments are ably conducted by Robert King, and if the choral singing is not the most polished you will hear, its lusty commitment certainly adds to the honest pleasure of the performances. This is a sunny and unpretentious disc which deserves to be among the successes of the Mozart year.” Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 “Robert King and his choral and orchestral forces give clean and direct performances in sound that is nicely balanced and benefits from the mellow acoustic of London's Cadogan Hall. The soprano focus of interest is Carolyn Sampson, whose musical sensibility and personality are exceptional. Unreservedly recommended.” BBC Music Magazine, March 2006 ***** “What more could you want in these works than a soloist who places every note with joyous precision, moves from one to another so cleanly, and demonstrates at every turn such intelligent but unfussy musicianship? She also has wonderful control of dynamics, beautifully demonstrated in the restrained cadenza of Exsultate's slow middle section, or the hushed reprise of the Agnus Dei from the Coronation Mass. ... a sunny and unpretentious disc which deserves to be among the successes of the Mozart year.” Gramophone Magazine, May 2006  BBC Music Magazine
Disc of the month - March 2006 |
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