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“[El amor brujo] enjoys exceptionally vivid sound, yet with plenty of light and shade, and the control of atmosphere in the quieter passages is masterful...de Larrocha's later, digital version of Nights in the Gardens of Spain is unsurpassed among modern recordings” Penguin Guide, 2011 edition | | | (Sorry, download not available in your country) | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Manuel de Falla: Works for Stage and Concert Hall
The works for stage and concert hall by Manuel de Falla starts off our new Spanish series with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra and Juanjo Mena. Nights in the Gardens of Spain is among Falla’s most impressionistic and poetic works, full of shimmering textures that recall Debussy, but with a hard-edged precision brought to the forefront by the piano. Each of the three movements is imbued with a strong sense of location. The first evokes the Generalife gardens of the Alhambra in Granada; the second, and most animated, displays a strong North African quality; and the third is inspired by the gardens of the Sierra de Córdoba. Here Falla’s lustrous and voluptuous writing is contrasted with a dramatic refrain full of energy, colour, and savagery, and the work offers one of the most sensuous endings in all music. It was performed by the BBC Philharmonic and Juanjo Mena, as part of the conductor’s debut performance at the Proms in 2011. On this recording, they are joined by Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, the exclusive Chandos artist and multi-award winning pianist. Based on the novel by Alarcón, The Three-cornered Hat was commissioned in 1916 by the impresario Diaghilev for his Russian ballet company, the Ballets russes. Centred round sexual jealousy, possessiveness, mistaken identity, and deception, it tells the story of the failed attempts by an elderly local magistrate (whose three-cornered hat is a symbol of authority) to seduce the miller’s lovely wife. The music is exuberant, the principal characters wittily characterised, and the original production itself boasted an incredible wealth of talent: choreography by Léonide Massine, set and costume designs by Pablo Picasso, and the star ballerina Karsavina dancing the part of the miller’s wife. It was one of the company’s greatest successes, and put Falla on the international map as a composer. Also on this disc is the Homenajes, in which Falla pays tribute to fellow musicians and composers. ‘Fanfare sobre el nombre de Arbós’ was written for the seventieth birthday celebrations of the conductor Enrique Fernández Arbós, while ‘Pedrelliana’ pays posthumous homage to Falla’s teacher Felipe Pedrell, who had informed so much of his musical thinking. “The acoustics sound good and accommodating, with enough space to give the music air and a luminous glow, on which Mena capitalises in The Three-Cornered Hat, drawing a range of colour and atmosphere from the orchestra and getting its members to clap and shout “Oi!” with some gusto in the introduction. Light and shade are well delineated, as are the contrasts between sultriness and vitality.” The Telegraph, 27th January 2012 **** “one of those experiences that change one's perception of a work forever...At the most basic level they take the trouble to get the balance right. ['Nights'] is no concerto, and the pianist has to be an observer of the music's events rather than needing to boss them around...the level of engagement with the music is exceptional. Often spacious and dark, the performance reaches past its starlit, balmy surfaces to find the ache and stoicism of Spanish history” BBC Music Magazine, March 2012 ***** “[Bavouzet's] iron-hand-in-a-velvet-glove approach is perfectly judged for a work that is about much more than decorative flourishes, but there is still something that is far too safe and neutral about the orchestral playing.” The Guardian, 23rd February 2012 *** “Mena’s hands the music dances the light-fantastic. The excellent Jean-Efflam Bavouzet is piano soloist in an atmospheric Nights in the Gardens of Spain, and Homenajes brings to light a little-known suite of elegiac beauty.” Financial Times, 24th February 2012 **** “You trust that the choice of repertoire on this release was driven by Mena himself, and this disc has loads to commend it – playing of real verve, and the more-than-decent acoustic of the BBC’s much-maligned Media City in Salford...Mena’s gift is to bring out the rhythmic zest, the hints of violence underpinning what can too easily sound like a sequence of musical postcards. Soprano Raquel Lojendio is superb” The Arts Desk, 30th March 2012 “it is greatly to the credit of Juanjo Mena and his forces (with a truly authentic touch from soprano Raquel Lojendio) that such a potent atmosphere is achieved...[Bavouzet's] performance [of Nights in the Garden of Spain] is more subdued than from celebrated champions of this score...yet it casts its own spell, sultry and scintillating as required.” Gramophone Magazine, May 2012 “Mena and the BBC Philharmonic bring a rich palette of orchestral colours...Bavouzet’s shaping of the idiomatic gypsy phrases is superb. His playing encompasses a range of tone and touch to underscore the brilliant nature of the piano writing. I am not sure if this recording displaces de Larrocha’s great recordings of the work but it is superlative playing nevertheless.” MusicWeb International, June 2012  BBC Music Magazine
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| |  | Les Ballets Russes Vol. 5
This CD continues this very successful series. The Three Cornered Hat is one of De Falla’s most beautiful works and is presented here in its entirety. Prokofiev’s Tale of the Buffoon is a richly melodic work and has a typical folkloric quality as well as burlesque elements. “Weighty and unhurried, it has a confident feel for the dance-rhythms and a rubato that springs from the musical moment...Bollon's pacing allows space for well-judged accents and plenty of characterful phrasing from the strings and several woodwind principals.” BBC Music Magazine, April 2010 **** | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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Annibale: | O Paese d' 'o sole Recorded on 7th July 1990 Luciano Pavarotti, José Carreras, Plácido Domingo (tenors) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta | Bach, J S: | Magnificat in D major, BWV243 Hanneke van Bork, Elly Ameling (sopranos), Helen Watts (contralto), Werner Krenn (tenor), Tom Krause (baritone) Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger Cantata BWV10 'Meine Seel erhebt den Herren' Elly Ameling (soprano), Werner Krenn (tenor), Marius Rintzler (bass) Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger Cantata BWV140 'Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme' Gabriele Fontana (soprano), Gösta Wimbergh (tenor), Tom Krause (baritone) Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Wiener Akademie-Chor
Hymnuschor Stuttgart, Karl Münchinger Goldberg Variations, BWV988 András Schiff (piano) | Barber, S: | Violin Concerto, Op. 14 Recorded in 1996 Joshua Bell (violin) Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, David Zinman | Bartók: | Piano Concerto No. 3, BB 127, Sz. 119 Julius Katchen (piano) London Symphony Orchestra, István Kertész | Beethoven: | Ecco quel fiero istante! (La partenza WoO.124) Che fa il mio ben? (L'amante impaziente, Op. 82 No. 3) Che fa il mio ben? (L'amante impaziente, Op. 82 No. 4) T'intendo, si, mio cor (Liebes Klage, Op. 82 No. 2) Dimmi, ben mio (Hoffnung, Op. 82 No. 1) In questa tomba oscura, WoO.133 Recorded in 1992 Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo), Andras Schiff (piano) Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 Recorded in 2009 Janine Jansen (violin) Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie, Paavo Järvi Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 ‘Moonlight' Recorded in 1972 Radu Lupu (piano) Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 'Pathetique' Recorded in 1972 Radu Lupu (piano) Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 'Waldstein' Recorded in 1972 Radu Lupu (piano) Variations (32) on an Original Theme in C minor, WoO 80 Recorded in 1970 Radu Lupu (piano) String Quartet No. 11 in F minor Op. 95 'Serioso' Recorded 2003/2004 Takács Quartet String Quartet No. 13 in B flat major, Op. 130 Recorded 2003/2004 Takács Quartet Grosse Fuge in B flat major, Op. 133 Recorded 2003/2004 Takács Quartet Septet in E flat major, Op. 20 Recorded in 1959 Members of the Wiener Oktett | Bellini: | Adalgisa! … Oh! Rimembranza! (from Norma) Recorded at the Lincoln Centre in 1981 Ma di’ … Oh non tremare (from Norma) Recorded at the Lincoln Centre in 1981 Joan Sutherland (soprano), Marilyn Horne (mezzo) New York City Opera Orchestra, Richard Bonynge Angiol di pace (from Beatrice di Tenda) Recorded at the Lincoln Centre in 1981 Joan Sutherland (soprano), Marilyn Horne (mezzo), Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) New York City Opera Orchestra, Richard Bonynge | Berg: | Lulu-Suite (Five Symphonic Pieces) for soprano and orchestra Recorded in 1973 Anja Silja (soprano) Wiener Philharmoniker, Christoph von Dohnányi | Bernstein: | Maria (from West Side Story) Recorded on 7th July 1990 Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo, José Carreras (tenors) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta Tonight (from West Side Story) Recorded on 7th July 1990 Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo, José Carreras (tenors) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta | Bizet: | Jeux d'enfants (Petite Suite), Op. 22 Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, Jean Martinon | Bloch, E: | Nigun (Baal Shem No. 2) Recorded in 1996 Joshua Bell (violin) Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, David Zinman | Borodin: | Symphony No. 2 in B minor London Symphony Orchestra, Jean Martinon Prince Igor Overture London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti | Brahms: | Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15 Recorded in 2006 Nelson Freire (piano) Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Riccardo Chailly | Britten: | War Requiem, Op. 66 Recorded in 1963 Galina Vishnevskaya (soprano), Peter Pears (tenor), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Simon Preston (organ) London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra Chorus, The Bach Choir, Highgate School Choir, Melos Ensemble, Benjamin Britten Embroidery in childhood (from Peter Grimes) Recorded in 1996 Renée Fleming (soprano) London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti Violin Concerto in D minor Op. 15 Recorded in 2009 Janine Jansen (violin) London Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Järvi | Bruch: | Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26 Recorded in 1972 Kyung Wha Chung (violin) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Rudolf Kempe Scottish Fantasy, Op. 46 Recorded in 1972 Kyung Wha Chung (violin) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Rudolf Kempe | Bruckner: | Symphony No. 4 in Eb Major 'Romantic' Recorded in 1973 Wiener Philharmoniker, Karl Böhm | Capua: | O sole mio Recorded on 7th July 1990 Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo, José Carreras (tenors) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta | Cardillo: | Core 'ngrato Recorded on 7th July 1990 José Carreras (tenor) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta | Chabrier: | España Recorded 1957 London Symphony Orchestra, Ataúlfo Argenta | Cilea: | È la solita storia 'Lamento di Federico' (from L'Arlesiana) Recorded on 7th July 1990 José Carreras (tenor) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta | Crescenzo: | Rondine al nido Recorded on 7th July 1990 Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta | Curtis, E: | Torna a Surriento Recorded on 7th July 1990 Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta | Debussy: | Images for orchestra Recorded 1961 L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Ernest Ansermet | Dvorak: | Mesícku na nebi hlubokém 'Song to the Moon' (from Rusalka) Recorded in 1996 Renée Fleming (soprano) London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 'From the New World' Recorded in 1961 Wiener Philharmoniker, István Kertész Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88 Recorded in 1963 London Symphony Orchestra, István Kertész | Elgar: | Enigma Variations, Op. 36 London Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Monteux | Falla: | El sombrero de tres picos Recorded 1961 Teresa Berganza (mezzo) L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Ernest Ansermet Noches en los jardines de Espana Recorded in 1983 Alicia de Larrocha (piano) London Philharmonic Orchestra, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos | Giordano, U: | Un dì, all' azzurro spazio (from Andrea Chénier) Recorded on 7th July 1990 José Carreras (tenor) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta | Glinka: | Ruslan & Lyudmila Overture London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti | Goldschmidt, B: | Der Verflossene | Granados: | Danza española, Op. 37 No. 5 'Andaluza' Recorded 1957 London Symphony Orchestra, Ataúlfo Argenta Goyescas (opera) Recorded in 1976 London Philharmonic Orchestra, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos El Pelele Recorded in 1976 London Philharmonic Orchestra, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos | Grieg: | Holberg Suite, Op. 40 Recorded in 1970 The Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner | Guglielmi: | La vie en rose Recorded on 7th July 1990 Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo, José Carreras (tenors) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta | Haydn: | Arianna a Naxos, cantata, Hob.XXVIb/2 Recorded in 1992 Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo), Andras Schiff (piano) Mass, Hob. XXII:11 in D minor 'Nelsonmesse' Recorded in 1962 Sylvia Stahlman (soprano), Helen Watts (contralto), Wilfred Brown (tenor), Tom Krause (baritone), Simon Preston (organ) London Symphony Orchestra, Sir David Willcocks Mass, Hob. XXII: 9 in C major 'Paukenmesse' Recorded in 1969 April Cantelo (soprano), Robert Tear (tenor), Barry McDaniel (baritone), Stephen Cleobury (organ) The Academy of St Martin in the Fields, George Guest | Holländer: | Ich tanze um die Welt mit Dir Zieh Dich aus, Petronella! Raus mit den Männern! Es kommt jeder dran Stürme der Liedenschaft Phaea Wir wollen alle wieder Kinder sein!! Münchhausen | Holst: | The Planets, Op. 32 Recorded in 1961 Wiener Philharmoniker, Wiener Staatsopernchor, Herbert von Karajan The Perfect Fool, Op. 39/H 150: Ballet Music Recorded in 1961 Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan Egdon Heath, a homage to Thomas Hardy, Op.47 Recorded in 1961 London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult | Ibert: | Divertissement Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, Jean Martinon | Ives, C: | Symphony No. 2 Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta | Janacek: | Sinfonietta Recorded in 1980 Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Charles Mackerras The Cunning Little Vixen - Suite Recorded in 1979 Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Charles Mackerras Taras Bulba Recorded in 1980 Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Charles Mackerras | LaCalle: | Amapola Recorded on 7th July 1990 Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo, José Carreras (tenors) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta | Lara, Augustin: | Granada Recorded on 7th July 1990 José Carreras (tenor) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta | Lehár: | Dein ist mein ganzes Herz (from Das Land des Lächelns) Recorded on 7th July 1990 Plácido Domingo (tenor) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta | Leoncavallo: | Mattinata - 'L'aurora di bianco vestita' Recorded on 7th July 1990 Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo, José Carreras (tenors) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta | Lloyd Webber, A: | Memory (from Cats) Recorded on 7th July 1990 Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo, José Carreras (tenors) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta | Mahler: | Symphony No. 8 in E flat major 'Symphony of the Thousand' Recorded in 1971 Heather Harper, Lucia Popp, Arleen Auger (sopranos), Yvonne Minton (mezzo), Helen Watts (contralto), Rene Kollo (tenor), John Shirley-Quirk (baritone), Martti Talvela (bass) Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Wiener Sängerknaben, Wiener Staatsopernchor, Sir Georg Solti | Mendelssohn: | Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 Recorded in 1981 Kyung Wha Chung (violin) Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 56 'Scottish' Recorded in 1960 London Symphony Orchestra, Peter Maag A Midsummer Night's Dream - incidental music, Op. 61 Recorded in 1957 Jennifer Vyvyan, Marion Lowe (sopranos) London Symphony Orchestra, Peter Maag Octet in E flat major, Op. 20 Recorded in 1972 Members of the Wiener Oktett | Mendoza y Cortés: | Cielito Lindo Recorded on 7th July 1990 Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo, José Carreras (tenors) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta | Messiaen: | Turangalîla Symphony Recorded in 1992 Takashi Harada (ondes martenot), Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano) Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly | Meyerbeer: | Ô Paradis (from L'Africaine) Recorded on 7th July 1990 Plácido Domingo (tenor) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta | Moszkowski: | Danse espagnoles, Op. 12 Recorded 1957 London Symphony Orchestra, Ataúlfo Argenta | Mozart: | Ridente la calma, K152 Recorded in 1992 Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo), Andras Schiff (piano) Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K466 Recorded in 1970 Clifford Curzon (piano) English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat major, K595 Recorded in 1970 Clifford Curzon (piano) English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten Porgi amor (from Le nozze di Figaro) Recorded in 1996 Renée Fleming (soprano) London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti E Susanna non vien! … Dove sono i bei momenti (from Le nozze di Figaro) Recorded in 1996 Renée Fleming (soprano) London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti | Mussorgsky: | Pictures at an Exhibition Recorded 1982; orch. Vladimir Ashkenazy Philharmonia Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy Khovanshchina: Prelude Compl. & orch. Rimsky-Korsakov London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti A Night on the Bare Mountain London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti | Nelson, Rudolf: | Das spricht Bände Mir ist so nach Tamerlan! | Parry: | I was glad Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Choir of Winchester Cathedral, Waynflete Singers, David Hill Blest Pair of Sirens Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Choir of Winchester Cathedral, Waynflete Singers, David Hill Jerusalem Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Choir of Winchester Cathedral, Waynflete Singers, David Hill | Pergolesi: | Stabat Mater Barbara Bonney (soprano), Andreas Scholl (countertenor) Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset Salve Regina in F minor Barbara Bonney (soprano), Andreas Scholl (countertenor) Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset Salve Regina in A minor Barbara Bonney (soprano), Andreas Scholl (countertenor) Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset | Ponchielli: | Ecco la barca … addio (from La Gioconda) Recorded at the Lincoln Centre in 1981 Joan Sutherland (soprano), Marilyn Horne (mezzo), Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) New York City Opera Orchestra, Richard Bonynge | Prokofiev: | Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26 Julius Katchen (piano) London Symphony Orchestra, István Kertész | Puccini: | Turandot (highlights) Recorded in 1972 Joan Sutherland (Turandot), Luciano Pavarotti (Calaf), Montserrat Caballé (Liù), Nicolai Ghiaurov (Timur), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta La fanciulla del West (excerpts) Recorded in 1958 Renata Tebaldi (Minnie), Mario del Monaco (Dick Johnson), Cornell MacNeil (Jack Rance), Giorgio Tozzi (Jake Wallace) Orchestra e coro dell’Accademia di Santa Cecilia Roma, Franco Capuana Che gelida manina (from La Bohème) Recorded at the Lincoln Centre in 1981 Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) New York City Opera Orchestra, Richard Bonynge Recondita armonia (from Tosca) Recorded on 7th July 1990 Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta E lucevan le stelle (from Tosca) Recorded on 7th July 1990 Plácido Domingo (tenor) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta | Purcell: | Dido and Aeneas Recorded in 1992 Catherine Bott (Dido), Emma Kirkby (Belinda), John Mark Ainsley (Aeneas), David Thomas (Sorceress), Elizabeth Priday (First Witch), Sara Stowe (Second Witch), Julianne Baird (Second Woman), Daniel Lochmann (First Sailor), Michael Chance (Spirit) Chorus and Orchestra of The Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood | Rachmaninov: | Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30 Recorded 1963 Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) London Symphony Orchestra, Anatole Fistoulari Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 36 Recorded 1977 Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) | Ravel: | Ma Mère l'Oye Recorded in 1983 Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit Pavane pour une infante défunte Recorded in 1983 Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit Le Tombeau de Couperin Recorded in 1983 Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit Valses nobles et sentimentales Recorded in 1983 Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit Boléro Recorded in 1981 Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit Piano Concerto in G major Julius Katchen (piano) London Symphony Orchestra, István Kertész Daphnis et Chloé London Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Monteux | Respighi: | Roman Festivals Recorded in 1976 The Cleveland Orchestra, Lorin Maazel Pines of Rome Recorded in 1976 The Cleveland Orchestra, Lorin Maazel | Rimsky Korsakov: | Capriccio espagnol, Op. 34 Recorded 1957 London Symphony Orchestra, Ataúlfo Argenta Le Coq d'Or Suite Recorded in 1979 The Cleveland Orchestra, Lorin Maazel | Rossini: | Mura felici (from La donna del lago) Recorded at the Lincoln Centre in 1981 Marilyn Horne (mezzo) New York City Opera Orchestra, Richard Bonynge | Saint-Saëns: | Danse macabre, Op. 40 Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, Jean Martinon Le Rouet d'Omphale, Op. 31 Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, Jean Martinon Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22 Pascal Rogé (piano) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Dutoit Piano Concerto No. 4 in C minor, Op. 44 Pascal Rogé (piano) Philharmonia Orchestra, Charles Dutoit Piano Concerto No. 5 in F major, Op. 103 'Egyptian' Pascal Rogé (piano) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Dutoit | Schoenberg: | Erwartung, Op. 17 Recorded in 1979 Anja Silja (soprano) Wiener Philharmoniker, Christoph von Dohnányi | Schubert: | Vedi quanto adoro ancora ingrato!, D510 Im Haine, D738 Sung in Italian Io vuo'cantar di Cadmo (Alla cetra, D737) La pastorella, D528 Non t'accostar all'urna, D688 No. 1 Guarda, che bianca luna, D688 No. 2 Da quel sembiante appresi, D688 No. 3 Mio ben ricordati D688 No. 4 Pensa, che questo istante, D76 Willkommen und Abschied, D767 Sung in Italian; recorded in 1992 Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo), Andras Schiff (piano) | Schumann: | Carnaval, Op. 9 Recorded in 2002 Nelson Freire (piano) | Shostakovich: | Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47 Recorded in 1983 Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink Symphony No. 9 in E flat major, Op. 70 Recorded in 1980 London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bernard Haitink | Sibelius: | Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39 Recorded 1984 Philharmonia Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy | Siecynski: | Wien, Wien nur du Allein (Vienna, City of My Dreams) Recorded on 7th July 1990 Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo, José Carreras (tenors) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta | Sorozábal: | La Taberna del Puerto – ‘No puede ser’ Recorded on 7th July 1990 Plácido Domingo (tenor) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta | Spoliansky: | Alles Schwindel Das Gesellschaftslied Meine beste Freundin 100 meter Glück L'heure bleue Das Lila Lied Maskulinum-Femininum Recorded in 1966 Ute Lemper Matrix Ensemble, Robert Ziegler | Strauss, E: | Ohne Bremse Op. 238 Polka schnell | Strauss, J, I: | Loreley-Rhein-Klänge, Walzer, Op. 154 Radetsky March, Op. 228 New Year’s Concert, 1979 Wiener Philharmoniker, Willi Boskovsky | Strauss, J, II: | Wein, Weib und Gesang, Op. 333 Bitte Schon, Polka, Op. 372 Bei uns z´Haus Waltz, Op. 361 Tik-Tak Polka, Op. 365 Pizzicato Polka Auf der Jagd, Op. 373 Leichtes Blut, polka schnell, Op. 319 An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314 | Strauss, Josef: | Die Emanzipierte Moulinet-Polka Rudolfsheimer-polka | Strauss, R: | Don Juan, Op. 20 Recorded in 1989 San Francisco Symphony, Herbert Blomstedt Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64 Recorded in 1989 San Francisco Symphony, Herbert Blomstedt Ich komme, grünen Brüder (from Daphne) Recorded in 1996 Renée Fleming (soprano) London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti | Stravinsky: | The Firebird Recorded in 1981 Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati The Rite of Spring Recorded in 1982 Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati | Suppe: | Die schöne Galathée Overture Leichte Kavallerie Overture Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti Dichter und Bauer Overture Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti Ein Morgen, ein Mittag, ein Abend in Wien Overture Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti Pique Dame Overture Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti | Susato: | Danserye New London Consort, Philip Pickett | Tchaikovsky: | Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 Recorded 1956 Alfredo Campoli (violin) London Symphony Orchestra, Ataúlfo Argenta Puskay pogibnu ya 'Tatiana's Letter Scene' (from Eugene Onegin) Recorded in 1996 Renée Fleming (soprano) London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti Serenade for strings in C major, Op. 48 Recorded in 1968 The Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70 Recorded in 1968 The Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner | trad.: | Ochi tchorniye Recorded on 7th July 1990 Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo, José Carreras (tenors) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta | Varèse: | Arcana Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta Intégrales Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta Ionisation Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta | Verdi: | Era più calmo? (from Otello) Renée Fleming (soprano) Mia madre aveva...Piangea cantando...Ave Maria (from Otello) Recorded in 1996 Renée Fleming (soprano) London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti Solingo, errante e misero (from Ernani) Recorded at the Lincoln Centre in 1981 Joan Sutherland (soprano), Marilyn Horne (mezzo), Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) New York City Opera Orchestra, Richard Bonynge Tu del mio Carlo (from I masnadieri) Recorded at the Lincoln Centre in 1981 Joan Sutherland (soprano) New York City Opera Orchestra, Richard Bonynge Giá nella notte densa (from Otello) Recorded at the Lincoln Centre in 1981 Luciano Pavarotti (tenor), Joan Sutherland (soprano) New York City Opera Orchestra, Richard Bonynge Madre, non dormi? (from Il trovatore) Recorded at the Lincoln Centre in 1981 Luciano Pavarotti (tenor), Joan Sutherland (soprano), Marilyn Horne (mezzo) New York City Opera Orchestra, Richard Bonynge | Wagner: | Der Ring des Nibelungen (excerpts) Recorded 1958 - 1960 Birgit Nilsson (Brünnhilde), Wolfgang Windgassen (Siegfried), Hans Hotter (Wotan), Gerhard Stolze (Mime) Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti | Walton: | Violin Concerto Recorded in 1996 Joshua Bell (violin) Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, David Zinman Belshazzar's Feast Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone) Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Choir of Winchester Cathedral, Waynflete Singers, David Hill Coronation Te Deum Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Choir of Winchester Cathedral, Waynflete Singers, David Hill | Webern: | Im sommerwind (Idyl for large orchestra) (1904) Recorded in 1991 Anja Silja (soprano) Wiener Philharmoniker, Christoph von Dohnányi | Ziehrer: | Herreinspaziert, Op. 518 |
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